[Christie at the beach]

These are the 19 Republican senators who voted against cloture:

Mike Crapo (R-ID) Ted Cruz (R-TX) Mike Enzi (R-WY)

Deb Fischer (R-NE) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Dean Heller (R-NV)

Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Mike Lee (R-UT) Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Rand Paul (R-KY) Rob Portman (R-OH) James Risch (R-ID)

Pat Roberts (R-KS) Marco Rubio (R-FL) Tim Scott (R-SC)

Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Richard Shelby (R-AL) Pat Toomey (R-PA)

David Vitter (R-LA)

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Accordingly, the GOP Senate caucus broke into the "McConnell Caucus" and the "Cruz Caucus" on the last CR vote -- numbering 25 and 20, respectively.

By my count, twelve new GOP Senators were elected during this cycle -- three replacements and nine new seats (counting LA).

How many of these twelve might be inclined to align with the "Cruz Caucus"?

Sasse (NE)
Ernst (IA)
Daines (MT)
Cotton (AR)
Sullivan (AK)
Lankford (OK)
Cassidy (LA)
Tellis (NC)
Rounds (SD)
Perdue (GA)
Gardner (CO)
Capito (WV)

Three? Four?