Reply #17: I dunno. Even the most moderate of Republicans votes conservative more often than...

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the most conservative of Democrats. (i.e. when you look at the voting records, people like Collins and Snowe vote with the GOP more often than, say, Ben Nelson)

That said, a lot of that could simply be the Republican organization, the ability of the Republican whip, etc. I'd be curious how a Collins or a Snowe would vote if she were to switch sides - and, obviously, people like Collins and Snowe would be offered the sun and the moon to get to 60 seats.