And if McConnell had bigger nads, or better, if you were Senate Majority Leader your own self, how would you get Flake, Murkowski, Collins, Corker, and Hatch to vote "yea" on a rule change?
And understand, in the GOP caucus, the Resistance to Trump is much bigger than those 5. If Corker switches to "yea", Burr will vote "no". If Colllins switches to "yea", Thune will vote "no". And so on.
It's in all of their interests to make you believe we are THIS CLOSE to victory, and if only Trump wouldn't have mentioned pussy grabbing (or whatever), you would be rewarded for your loyalty to the GOP with real changes.
Unfortunately, this is not true. The number of closet liberals in the GOP caucus isn't 3, or four. It's closer to 20-25.
And on one point, they are united - Trump must be humiliated and seen to be failing, so they can get on with removing him.
Just wait until Romney is sworn in. You ain't seen nothing yet.
The number of closet liberals in the GOP caucus isn’t 3, or four. It’s closer to 20-25
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We will have a list after the recorded vote is done about coming back into session tomorrow at noon.
Looks like about twice that number will need to be primaried.
Your argument assumes that McConnell has no role and no leverage, which is not true. Furthermore, it ignores the fact that every damned one of them is compromised in some way.
The composition of the Senate on the GOP side of the aisle is largely a function of McConnell’s “leadership”, his management of the NRSC and his choices as to which candidates to endorse and support financially. McConnell and the NRSC have consistently endorsed and supported people like Flake, Murkowsky, Collins, etc., and, in some cases, actively campaigned against conservative candidates when they succeed in spite of him.
So, to answer your question, if I were Senate majority leader “my own self”, I wouldn’t be anything like McConnell. Knowing that they’re all compromised in some way, I would wield my leverage like a sledge hammer in much the same way that Pelosi and Schumer do; I assume you know that not every single Democratic member of the House and Senate are in absolute lock-step agreement on every policy issue. Our problem is that McConnell is far more closely aligned to Pelosi and Schumer that he is to Trump.