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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow. McCain and Sasse are both "extremely concerned". If only there were something 2 R Senators
could do. I'm wracking my brain, and I can't think of anything two R Senators could do in a 51-49 chamber. It's perplexing.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)I wonder what three can do.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,818 posts)That oughta do it.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)about....twice? Then they'll go on and vote 100% yay on all republican bills.
msongs
(67,433 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Why can't he say and do what needs to be done?
He can go out a hero.
The rest of them don't have the guts, but he could. What is he afraid of?
onenote
(42,745 posts)Especially since McCain isn't in DC.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Still have my fingers crossed there
onenote
(42,745 posts)That successor would serve until 2022 if elected in a special election. Meanwhile Flake's seat is open as well. In all likelihood, a deal will be struck between McSally and Ward (the leading repub candidates for the repub nomination to succeed Flake) under which one gets the McCain seat and the other runs for the Flake seat. In any event, neither of them will stand up to Trump.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Which is why a party switch by McCain now would actually do something.
onenote
(42,745 posts)Arizona law anticipates the situation you describe and expressly provides that if a Senator changes party after being elected the governor must fill a vacancy created by the death or resignation of that senator with a member of the party to which that senator belonged when elected.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)You know they can do that, right?
onenote
(42,745 posts)These guys aren't going to become Democrats. For one thing, it wouldn't do much of anything to change Trump's behavior vis-a-vis Russia. It would allow Schumer to become majority leader and he could probably block consideration of Kavanaugh, but I doubt that is something either McCain or Flake want to facilitate.
0rganism
(23,965 posts)that's how they roll
ecstatic
(32,727 posts)It's the ONLY way. You can't give him any more wins, whether it's the Supreme Court, or whatever. Stop every and anything from trump's agenda NOW!
Hekate
(90,773 posts)Nice to know the GOP now has its own concern trolls at the highest levels.
Tell us when you come up with an actual plan, fellas.