He thinks he's running for President, against Donald Trump, and thinks he'll switch parties and win the nomination. He can, so far, count on the endorsement of Mittwit Romney, y'know, the dog torturer?
Imo, Flake is just wamping around in a panic trying to figure out how to stay alive.
The blackmail on him must be really ugly.
look who showed up at his event protesting against Kavanaugh:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/01/jeff-flake-brett-kavanaugh-latest-boston-protests
and, yes, he thinks he’s running. And he think’s he’s running the investigation - he has to ‘make sure’, the implication meaning McConnell etal need ‘his’ special supervision (same link):
“Flake told a crowd of young entrepreneurs attending a Forbes “Under 30” business summit that his staff is in contact with White House counsel to make sure the investigation into accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh is “up to standard”.