This is really sad. As a Trupster, I admired Ted for the hard fight he put up for the nomination. However, none of us wins every contest he or he gets into and there are those times when it pays to bite one’s tongue and go for the best consolation prize. By being both smart and gracious, Ted would have had good shots at both AG and SCOTUS. Now, he has no hope for either and is struggling to hang on to his Senate seat. Sad. Too much ego has done him in.
“good shots at both AG and SCOTUS”
Cruz might have had a shot at AG, but never for SC...he would never had survived the nomination process. He made too many enemies in DC and they just would never had gone out on a limb and spend political capital for him.