arizona republicans for forcing an end to his senate career. but he made it very clear he thought he would not be able to win the republican nomination in his reelection campaign because republican primary voters would vote against him unless he fully embraced trumpism. something he would not do. jeff flake would not be able to live with the man jeff flake would become if he said what he would have to say to win his senate reelection. here is how he put that to chuck todd today. >> the path to victory in a republican primary these days is to agree with the president, not just his policies, but the behavior as well, and not to speak out. and i can't do that. i don't think that we as a party should do that. >> today on the senate floor, jeff flake used teddy roosevelt's words to condemn blind loyalty to donald trump as morally treasonable.