Oct 27, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Wild card watch
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Here's another reason Collins and Murkowski are so essential to understanding what's possible in the Senate for the new GOP leader next year.
- The number of wild card votes is dwindling with Manchin, Romney and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz) on their way out.
The big picture: Romney told us there's still a core of senators who've "proven that they're not allergic to legislating."
- He named four Republicans — Bill Cassidy (La.), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Todd Young (Ind.) and Jerry Moran (Kans.) — and Democrats Mark Warner (Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) as people who'll legislate.
- Two more who could join: Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), who will take Romney's seat next year, and former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running a longshot bid for a seat in Maryland.
— Stef Kight
