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Old 01-13-2021, 11:24 AM   #9295
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon View Post
I dont think McConnell whips the votes but my guess is in the back rooms he is making sure that 20 or so senators who arent running for reelection or represent moderate states where voting against Trump is a good thing politically are clearly encouraged to vote against Trump while any and every other Senator who cant do that politically are told to feel free to stay away from the house on the day
Can you find 16 Republican senators that would vote in favour? I have only 11 here and I'd say of this list, there are probably a few who wouldn't actually go through with it:

Romney
McConnell
Graham
Toomey
Sasse
Murkowski
Collins
Lee
Paul
Rubio
Rick Scott
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