Steele basically ripped McCain on Hannity a few days ago over him suspending his campaign and then voting FOR the bailout!! He knows where it’s at.
I hope reaching this level on a National stage helps him feel more confident in being more conservative on some of the bigger "Third Rail" issues like RKBA and Federal over-reach like Roe V Wade.
There's a lot of "hope" and "if" in that. We've gotten screwed a lot the last few years by those we "hoped" would come around.