Democrats have repeatedly bragged about "dragging Republicans along" until it no longer suits their needs, and then they will not hesitate to "pull the trigger" on whatever the next steps in their plan are.
-PJ
Unfortunately, there are still too many stupid Republican voters who will continue to vote to keep those "reach across the aisle" Republicans in office, just to keep the seat Republican. All they do is perpetuate the Rino problem, because those Rinos remain in office far beyond their "use-by" date, and you end up not being able to get rid of them at all.