Open Letter to Senator Flake: We Need You

Senator Flake; I just listened to your very passionate and persuasive floor speech in which you announced your decision not to run in 2018. I was as moved by this speech as I was by reading your new book “Conscience of a Conservative.” In both cases, after each sentence I was quietly saying “yes.” Therefore, I would strongly urge you to reconsider your decision. For all the reasons you outlined in your book and in your speech, you are needed now more than ever. I believe that your influence in the long run could be as significant as the senator who penned the first Conscience of a Conservative: Barry Goldwater.

However, without your leadership, I am less confident. Please reconsider.