Rep. Ratcliffe would be ideal, and I’ll bet he’d clear confirmation now that impeachment is done. He’s one to watch, and may not appreciate fund raising/ running continually. Plus, if he has aspirations for higher office as I hope and suspect, he could use some different experiences such as DNI.
As I remember, he pulled out because of what ? intrusive vetting ? I don’t remember.
Burr, Warner, Graham and McConnell came out immediately against Ratcliffe. They then started a rumor that Ratcliffe had embellished his resume.