I wonder if he is aware how he plays to the some recently red parts of the country where many of his members face re-election in the mid-terms? That nasal New York voice talking about the “main stream” as if he represents it. Have at it Chuck, you may find yourself abandoned rather quickly.
Bingo,
In 2018 in the Senate the Democrats have 24 seats up to the Republicans 8. Worse of those 24, 14 are in states Trump won (10 in states Trump won 55%+).
But there’s more bad news for the Dems, the Republicans with the specter of getting 60+ seats in play their base will already be energized in 2018. For Democrats, however much of their base are the Low Information Gruber type voters who are too busy keeping up with the Kardashians and generally don’t pay attention or show up for “boring” mid-term elections.
So if they value their seats, the last things these 10-14 Democrat Senators want to do is further enrage and energize the Republican base in their states. If they break the filibuster their LIV base will be mad but will ultimately forget about it by the next time Dancing with the Stars is on, if they hold the filibuster the Republican base will most certainly remember and be out in force to vote then out in 2018.
So if they have any semblance of common sense and self preservation, expect a lot of Democrat defections.