As other FReepers pointed out this morning, there’s a big difference between voting “no” and abstaining ...
Murkowski & Collins have already said they won’t vote yes ... BUT Mitch might be able to talk them into just abstaining, so they can keep their promise
Romney is a proven backstabber (> the Impeachment), so count on him to actually vote no along with the Dems
That’s still 50-49 ... so Republicans could still lose Gardner OR Grassley (but not both), as long as they just abstain
Big Media is putting the pressure on Gardner right now
correction, 50-48
but it still needs those Republicans to only abstain, NOT vote no!!
Gardner will be promised a high paying GOP lobbying position, he'll support Trump. You're right about Romney, if he were smart he'd support the nominee, but he's a fraud on Soro's payroll.
“ Murkowski & Collins have already said they won’t vote yes ... BUT Mitch might be able to talk them into just abstaining, so they can keep their promise.”
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Yeh, big difference in voting present and voting no.