I agree with these picks and getting the senate to move on almost anything will be hard for the first two years — that will change in 2018 when 24 Democrats and Independents are up for election. They need to be targeted next year for replacement.
Five Republicans who could buck Trump in 2017.
(These five are not Republicans but RINO’S – Republicans in Name Only.)
The Hill
Jordain Carney
Five Republicans who could buck Trump in 2017
Donald Trump’s biggest hurdles next year might not come from Democrats but from within his own party.
With a narrow 52-seat majority in the Senate, the president-elect will need to keep Republicans unified if he wants to clear nominations and legislation through the upper chamber in the face of likely Democratic opposition.
Many Senate Republicans tepidly embraced Trump during the campaign, and a handful refused to endorse him altogether. Trump’s ability to get his agenda cleared through Congress will largely depend on whether he can get some of his biggest critics on his side.
Here are five Republicans who could buck Trump in 2017:
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine): Collins is one of the caucuses’ more moderate Republicans and…
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