Rubio was still my hope for the future probably as late as 2018. That stings more than anything.
Romney has elevated. he's still too much of a cross between Clark Griswold and a Mckinsey consultant to be a normal politician (paraphrase but essentially saying "I appreciate visiting Michigan where you root for the local sports teams")
Liz Cheney, appears ready to get into a straight razor alley fight against the Trumpies which will leave everyone bloody. If she wanted to be the GOP nominee for 2024, I'd vote for her just on the "Private Joker is silly and he's ignorant but he's got guts and guts is enough" basis.