Over at Basie!, I take a look at how the votes are lining up for the so-called “nuclear” option. Despite the fact that Majority Leader Frist appears confident in Mitch McConnell’s whip count, the numbers are much more in the air today than one might expect. Among wavering Republicans are:
- Open opposition: Sens. John McCain (AZ), Lincoln Chafee (RI) and Olympia Snowe (ME)
- No public opinion: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Pat Roberts (KS)
- Still negotiating: Sens. John Warner* (VA), Lindsay Graham (SC), Arlen Specter* (PA), Susan Collins (ME), and Mike DeWine (OH) [* indicates leaning against voting for the rules change]
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