Quick hit: GOP consultant Mike Murphy, former senior adviser to Mitt Romney and John McCain, told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, "'One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump." There’s video* at the link.
These Senate Republicans, should the Democrats vote impeachment which is far more likely than not, are going to be pinned down to a yes/no answer. If they provide cover to Donald Trump for this, a clear violation of his role as president, we’re going to lose Colorado with Cory Gardner, we’re going to lose Maine with Susan Collins, we’re going to lose Arizona with McSally and the Democrats will put the senate very much in play. The politics of it will get worse and worse for Trump. Maybe that will motivate him going forward. Romney’s right, more facts. One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump.
* If there’s a way to embed non-Youtube vids, please post in comments.
Here’s a GIF clip:
Finally! No, they’re not going on the record, the cowards. But they’re whispering, and those whispers might start becoming loud calls for trump to step down.