Flake was NEVER “masquerading as a “conservative.” He was, however, masquerading as a Republican.
ummm, yeah, he tries... he even wrote a book “The Conscience of a Conservative” ..... doesn’t mean he is credible, but he pretends.
https://www.amazon.com/Conscience-Conservative-Rejection-Destructive-Principle/dp/0399592911
He's the Alt-Flake!
Whatever he pretended to be was exposed for all to see whenever he spoke at the Kavanaugh hearings. Everything he said was a slam at President Trump.