>>They would never get the 51 votes needed. I can easily think of half a dozen Republicans who would vote against repealing the filibuster.<<
Why don’t you list them so that I would be able to easily think of a half dozen Republicans who’d lose their primaries the next time they’re up for election.
We can stand to lose two, assuming Pence gets to cast a tie vote. And it would be nice if those two were up in 2018.
McCain, Graham, Collins, Sasse, Hatch, and Flake are my guesses. There could be more.