Weren’t Manchin and another Dem Senator—I forget, a female from the upper West, I believe—also under consideration for appointments by Trump?
Then, of course, many more Dems than Pubs are up for reelection in 2018.
I wonder if Ayotte’s loss will chasten Collins—or just encourage her in her perfidy.
You’re right, I forgot Heidi Heitkamp D-ND. So if she and Manchin are offered and accept prominent positions in the WH, that would leave the Senate at 54-46, and the Dems would have to flip *5* GOPe Senators their way to Do The Dirty on America.