2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOur fate as a Party and a country may depend on 5 or 6 Republican Senators
That is all that is left of that Party that has not succumbed to the cult of personality. If they do not stand up to the threat in front of us, then we have no political defenses against a vengeful and ignorant majority.
Is that the direction we are going? Or have they all joined the cult? Is this the next chapter after the electors vote tomorrow ?
Ellipsis
(9,183 posts)kentuck
(112,795 posts)If they can't convince them, they will threaten them. That seems to be the present pattern with the letters the electors have received?
jfern
(5,204 posts)There are no Jacob Javitts, Lowell Weickers, Jim Jeffords, Lincoln Chafees, or even Arlen Specters or Olympia Snowes in the Senate.
kentuck
(112,795 posts)We need to find 3 or 4 friendly Reoublican Senators and stand behind them.
On our own, we have no political power.
totodeinhere
(13,313 posts)That is probably unlikely.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)Joe Manchin is a good bet to vote with the republicans, Heidi Heitkamp pretty much begged Trump for a cabinet post---I don't see the dem caucus sticking together on anything
jfern
(5,204 posts)DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)I really hope all his rhetoric on standing for constitutional is backed up by action, because it will be tested a lot in coming years.
Others to watch: Mike Lee, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Jeff Flake, Ben Sasse, John McCain, and Lindsay Graham. It's no secret that was basically the cohort of Republicans that voted against Trump this year. We'll see if they all fall in line or if they have some backbone on the occasional issue.
kentuck
(112,795 posts)I would have to see to believe.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)McCain, Graham, and Collins. Paul is a moron who will still kiss the pResident's ring. The other three don't have to worry about their political futures as much.