BREAKING – 24 Republican senators want to keep the filibuster in place, with only nine senators confirming they want it removed, while the rest remain “undecided.”
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President Donald Trump’s crusade to end the filibuster is driving a deep wedge among Senate Republicans, with new senators opening the door to weakening it and others unwilling to take a stand on what has become a GOP political land mine.
In a series of hallway interviews this week, the Washington Examiner asked 41 of the Senate’s 53 Republicans for their view on the 60-vote threshold, which Trump has spent the last week railing against as Democrats block a bill to end the government shutdown. Responses for another half dozen or so were provided by spokespeople.
The most common answer was that the filibuster should remain in place, lending credence to Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) refrain that the votes aren’t there for its abolishment. Twenty-four senators, or 45% of the conference, have expressed that view publicly.
Yet many Republicans were evasive or outright uncomfortable stating their position, while a sizable share were open to or inclined to support Trump. Eleven, or 21%, were noncommittal. Another 10, or 19%, fell in the persuadable camp. The final category, “no response,” includes senators who either declined to comment in person or whose office did not reply by time of publication.
This tally, broken out with a graphic and a name-by-name list further in the story, will be updated if additional Senate offices reply or want to clarify their position.