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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what happened with Ernst is fairly straightforward.

She is up for re-election in Iowa in 2026. She also expressed an interest in a position in Trump's administration over the summer, should he win.

More than any of the Senators who will potentially oppose Hegseth, Ernst is in genuine danger of being primaries. She also may be bribed with a promise of an administrative appointment.

Trump's people on the Hill have been going around threatening to hire private investigators to go after any GOP Senator who votes against Trump's nominees, and threatening to primary them (presumably using whatever they dig up with the investigations). Ernst has some skeletons with her divorce and likely had a relationship with a subordinate when she was in the military. There may be more.

It sucks because Hegseth is not qualified and shouldn't be SecDef. But elections have consequences and this is one of the consequences of electing Trump. Counting on Joni Ernst to stop him was always a fool's errand.

Collins, Murkowski, and McConnell all still have some independence. And Thom Tillis is less beholden to Trump than most because despite going for Trump in 2024, NC is pretty purple and just elected a Dem as governor. We'll see. But they're all republicans and odds are good they'll support the republican president.[/quote]
They need four republicans and all the Dems and Independents to vote against the drunk SECDEF nominee. Tillis, Collins and Ernst are up for reelection in 2026. So, they need two of them plus Murkowski and McConnell to vote no. Interesting[/quote]

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