Poor Mike.
A little anecdote about Mike Lee.
Mike Lee attended an event here in Utah where Mitt Romney was the guest of honor during the 2012 election. As Mitt went down the greeting line, when he got to Mike Lee, he refused to shake his hand and gave him a death stare snub and continued down the line leaving Mike Lee’s hand outstretched and Lee exposed as the “guy on the outs” in front of an audience including many dignitaries.
Later on, I got a call from the former governor of Utah to go to a private dinner party for the purpose of changing our voting system in Utah primary from caucus to election which would have meant the Northern part of the state would roll over Southern Utah. We believe the real purpose was to get rid of Mike Lee.
My point in all of this is that Mike Lee entered politics as a good guy, but has been beaten down by the whole situation in Utah.
Unless you are very independent minded, Utah if very clannish. The rebukes are sharp here.