Off the top of my head I would think Romney, Collins, and Murkowski will nix any nomination before the election. There are probably a few more Republicans who would join them.
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Then kick the worthless bastards out of the party. And have them take Lindsay Graham, while they’re at it.
Trump still hasn’t mentioned it. I really wonder if he knows.
Trump should announce that he WILL NOT nominate anyone until after he is re-elected. I think this would be a big net plus in votes for him in November.
ML/NJ
We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate. If Collins, Murkowski, and Romney oppose the nominee and no Democrats vote yes, we have a 50-50 vote, with Vice President Pence breaking the tie.
That is good in that it gets the nominee confirmed, 51-50, but how does that look in the heat of a campaign?