That’s a bit high (in my opinion).
The problem is lack of an alternative I guess. Unless someone “runs” for it.
A lot of the likely new GOP senators are making it a campaign pledge NOT to vote for McConnell.
Barrasso, Boozeman, Braun, Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cramer, Crapo, Daines, Ernst, Fischer, Graham, Grassley, Haggerty, Hoeven, Hyde-Smith, Inhofe, Kennedy, Lankford, Lummis, Marshall, Moran, Risch, Romney, Rounds, Rubio, Sasse, Scott of South Carolina, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Tuberville, Wicker, Young, and McConnell himself. If anything my original estimate of 30 was a bit low.
The problem is lack of an alternative I guess. Unless someone “runs” for it. If you shoot at the king then you better not miss. Challenge McConnell and lose and he will make you pay for it. The Senators know that.
A lot of the likely new GOP senators are making it a campaign pledge NOT to vote for McConnell.
Then they can forget the good committee assignments, much less getting anything passed.