Rachel Maddow 7/3/2018 "We Hope it's Going to be Very Big"

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2. Alabama, Louisiana, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Kansas and Texas.

(I've seen different lists including one with senators from South Dakota and Texas. I hope this one is correct. It seems more accurate.)

What do all those states have in common?

GOP lawmakers on the trip with Shelby include Sens. Steve Daines of Montana, John Hoeven of North Dakota, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Jerry Moran of Kansas and John Thune of South Dakota.

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, also joined the trip.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-republicans-meet-lavrov-moscow-ahead-trump-putin-summit

These members of Congress hold seats they believe are very secure, in relatively states with small, to a great extent rural, electorates compared to California, New York and other more populous, sophisticated states.

I wonder what their constituents think of this, and how they would vote this Fall if the seats of these individuals were contested by strong Democrats.

Hmmmmmm!