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Here's a whip count of almost* every Republican senator's position on the emergency declaration. There's more opposition than you might think. 53eig.ht/2IjN7QY
We show:
8 Republicans opposed to the declaration
15 with concerns/doubts, but stopping short of outright opposition
7 evaluating/undecided
19 supporting
8 Republicans opposed to the declaration
15 with concerns/doubts, but stopping short of outright opposition
7 evaluating/undecided
19 supporting
We're missing positions from 4 Republicans.
Hyde-Smith (MS), not in our original story, supports the declaration, her office says. Not sure about Blackburn (TN), Burr (NC), Enzi (WY), Ernst (IA).
Hyde-Smith (MS), not in our original story, supports the declaration, her office says. Not sure about Blackburn (TN), Burr (NC), Enzi (WY), Ernst (IA).
The key Q is: how many in the "concerns"/"doubts" group would vote against Trump with the chips on the line? Or guess is not very many. Thus, there are probably the votes to force Trump to veto, but not enough for a veto override.
But that is just a guess. There's considerably deeper GOP opposition on this than on most issues.
