Since Biden is all about bi-partisanship and he will probably announce some people who progressives don’t like for a number of positions why not mess with the Senate while doing it. If Biden were to name Susan Collins and Thom Tillis to some executive branch positions Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,… things which a light Republican couldn’t mess up too badly it would show that he is really embracing bipartisanship and give Democratic governors the opportunity to name new Democratic senators! Don’t know if those Senators would go for it (and I doubt that we would be able to stomach Rand Paul, Richard Burr, or Pat Toomey in any position of power) but at least it plays nicely for the pundits. Can point to it and say that “hey we tried to be bipartisanship and they just wouldn’t go for it.” Unless I’m missing something this could be a win-win step.
That way when he names real progressives to Secretary of State, Treasury, Interior, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Energy, Homeland Security etc he can say I am truly trying to unite the country.