[Balding_Eagle]

A blow to Democrats?

It probably is a body blow to republicans too.

Maybe he is taking the place of a conservative, and will simply parrot and continue to vote with the Dems

[laplata]

Please see post 2. He looks better than all the current RINOs.

[Clintonfatigued]

Senator Begay already breaks with his fellow Democrats on a regular basis. State liberals already have complained about him. I expect he’ll become even more conservative now.