Elections have consequences, as Obama said.
Obama also said, that if you want to be in power to make decisions, set policy, etc. Then get out there and win elections. Make you case to the people and win elections, to paraphrase Obama.
Trump and Republicans took that advice to get out there and win elections to be in the position to make decisions.
ALL representatives should be in a terrible bind. To think that the votes of Collins/Murkowski could hinge on what a few Democrats vote on, giving them ‘cover’.