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“What does it feel like to be a man without a country?”

That was the question posed to Senator Jeff Flake on Monday, three days after he infuriated many fellow Republicans by delaying Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s confirmation proceedings by insisting on an F.B.I. investigation as a condition for his support.

Since then, Mr. Flake has been making the rounds, popping up on “60 Minutes,” in print interviews and on a panel at a Forbes conference in Boston. Tonight, he’s speaking at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., a traditional stop for presidential candidates — a possibility he has not ruled out.

Given that Mr. Flake was cornered by emotional victims of sexual assault last week, you might think he wants to talk about Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications. Or you might think he has something to say about sexual violence.