BTW, told ya so! ; )
I just think of all the Candidates he would be the most likely to follow the Constitution of the United States, and that he has the sand to take a stand and refuse to sign off on crap that is over the line. He has a track record of taking a stand, which isn't popular with the GOPee in DC because it really messes with bidness as usual: the ordinary Dem/Pubbie vote trading that advances the bank accounts of those in office and the national debt at the same time.
I'm sure wanting to play by the rule book pisses off a lot of people on both sides, which is why he isn't liked there.
But y'all go on and elect Miss Popularity there in the good old U S of A there. Just don't let him run the excavator.