groupthink. mitch would rather abandon principle than allow “damage” to the “institution of the senate” — forgetting completely that he wasn’t the one threatening the “damage”.
Exactly. And why doesn’t the GOP issue its own “nuclear option” in the House if the Dems in the senate threaten to exercise their nuclear option. Allegedly, the GOP controls the House. It should use that leverage in a show of solidarity with Senate Reps. It doesn’t have to be done publicly.