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Are there any Senators who might be so mortified at what trump and the republicans are doing (Original Post) Horse with no Name Nov 2016 OP
Fuck no. They want to believe their pockets can really be lined in the next two years. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #1
Susan Collins. LisaM Nov 2016 #2
I thought perhaps Jeff Flake if we had won. rwheeler31 Nov 2016 #3
Since Arizona is trending purple Zambero Nov 2016 #5
maybe we should start focusing on pressuring our Senate Dems to pressure their sane colleagues Horse with no Name Nov 2016 #7
without an election...n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2016 #8
I'm not a fan, but I think Lindsey Graham and possibly Gramps might occasionally caucus with Dems. kysrsoze Nov 2016 #4
Can Senators switch caucuses back and forth? Zambero Nov 2016 #6
I kind of doubt it. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #9

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
2. Susan Collins.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 01:51 AM
Nov 2016

I really wish she would go Independent.
www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/sen-susan-collins-explains-opposition-to-donald-trump-says-he-will-make-the-world-more-dangerous

rwheeler31

(6,242 posts)
3. I thought perhaps Jeff Flake if we had won.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:06 AM
Nov 2016

he was no Trump fan. but now that they have all the power I doubt any switches. I am afraid some of our house members may go republican if they get frustrated enough.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
5. Since Arizona is trending purple
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:24 AM
Nov 2016

Perhaps Flake declaring as an anti-Trump independent might not be all that far-fetched. If a group of three GOP Senators unwilling to abide by Trump's radical agenda, including Collins (Murkowski perhaps?) switched, it would be a whole new ball game.

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
7. maybe we should start focusing on pressuring our Senate Dems to pressure their sane colleagues
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:02 PM
Nov 2016

we could flip the Senate?

kysrsoze

(6,022 posts)
4. I'm not a fan, but I think Lindsey Graham and possibly Gramps might occasionally caucus with Dems.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:23 AM
Nov 2016

I don't think we would see any actual defections.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
6. Can Senators switch caucuses back and forth?
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:26 AM
Nov 2016

Depending on a given issue? Perhaps that would define a true independent.

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