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Jim Lane

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7. I wouldn't rule out getting a majority.

Reply to onenote (Reply #5)

Thu May 11, 2017, 09:13 PM

May 2017

The linked article notes that one Republican (Jones) is already on board. Others may join -- some fearing those campaign ads you mention, and maybe even some out of genuine patriotism and conviction. I suspect Jones is in that latter category. (He won re-election in 2016 by 67%-32%. I'd say he's safe.)

As icing on the cake, don't forget that quite a few of the establishment Republicans despise Trump. They'd prefer Pence, both as President and as the head of the ticket they have to run on in 2020.

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