In this case I think they're trying to get 10 Republicans on board. The delay is till right after the midterm elections but with this current congress.
I think the idea is that a Republican might not vote yes now if it has a chance to hurt them with the Republican voters. It probably won't help them so strategically it is not worth voting yes. If it is after the election it matters less (voters will forget it before the next election)
I think they might be 10 Republican Senators who are in favor of codifying gay marriage personally. I'm not sure if they would be willing to cross the majority of their party to vote yes though.
The states that currently have Republicans but aren't rated as Safe R are Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah*, and Wisconsin.
So even if they somehow defend all their seats and pick up those seats, that's still not 10.
* There's not even a Democrat running. The state party chose not to nominate but instead endorse Evan McMuffin's independent run. He's already said he won't caucus with either party if he wins.
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It would still be critical support, unless you're going full blue maga
In this case I think they're trying to get 10 Republicans on board. The delay is till right after the midterm elections but with this current congress.
I think the idea is that a Republican might not vote yes now if it has a chance to hurt them with the Republican voters. It probably won't help them so strategically it is not worth voting yes. If it is after the election it matters less (voters will forget it before the next election)
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I think they might be 10 Republican Senators who are in favor of codifying gay marriage personally. I'm not sure if they would be willing to cross the majority of their party to vote yes though.
The states that currently have Republicans but aren't rated as Safe R are Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah*, and Wisconsin.
So even if they somehow defend all their seats and pick up those seats, that's still not 10.
* There's not even a Democrat running. The state party chose not to nominate but instead endorse Evan McMuffin's independent run. He's already said he won't caucus with either party if he wins.