Will any Republican Senators abandon the Republican party in the near future?

Politics & Elections
#1

Apparently Senator Murkowski has called on Trump to resign and has claimed that she’s not sure if she can continue to be a Republican. Given the toxicity of the last few days, do you expect any Senators to leave the Republican Party in the near future giving Democrats a better hold on the Senate? I’m not saying they’ll become Democrats, but they may simply slide to Independent. I could easily see Chuck Grassley and Mitt Romney disavowing any loyalty to the Republican party.

Do you think we might see an exodus of say 5 or 10 Senators in the next few weeks?

#2

No. Conservatives are conservative, it would not be in their nature. They wouldn’t have anywhere to go as none of them really agree with the DP platform - a Blue Dog Democrat like Manchin is a screaming liberal compared to someone like Romney. Also anyone who climbs that high in the political hierarchy is not itching to be put out in the cold.

A defection or two is highly, highly unlikely IMHO, but I guess not totally insane. Five or ten would be absolute crazypants. I can’t imagine it, but this has been one crazy-ass year.

Honestly I expect zero, but we’ll see what Murkowski does.

#3

No. They’ll issue tepid protests while they are in office, then speak out after they leave office, but they’ll placate the crazies and the fascists when they actually have power.

#4

And Susan Collins will express her “concern”.