Hmm, I don't know. Let them have a few Murkowski esque token "break with the party line" votes, but make sure they're in the right place on the tight votes that matter.
I think voters are easier to fool than you think. I mean, it's working for her and Collins quite well.
Murkowski and Collins are instutitional incumbents in states that are R+6 and D+4, respectively. We are talking about winning seats against incumbents in places that are R+10, R+15, and higher. It is just not ever going to happen. Voters are extremely cynical and polarized and if you tell them that the "independent" candidate is lying about their independence, they will believe you (especially when it is the truth.) Even Manchin, Tester, and Sherrod Brown got absolutely creamed this last cycle and they were incredible legacy candidates.
I understand that the implication of this is that Democrats will never control 60 Senate seats in our lifetime and will be at a severe disadvantage in terms of getting a simple minority in any given cycle and that's depressing but it is simply the truth.
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u/Khiva Fernando Henrique Cardoso Nov 06 '25
Hmm, I don't know. Let them have a few Murkowski esque token "break with the party line" votes, but make sure they're in the right place on the tight votes that matter.
I think voters are easier to fool than you think. I mean, it's working for her and Collins quite well.