Chad Pergram said today on Fox Business that as many as six Republicans may vote against Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become the Director of National Intelligence:
He didn’t say who they were but I did some digging, and it appears that Mitch McConnell is one of them.
Here’s the list I found:
- Mitch McConnell
- Thom Tillis
- Lisa Murkowski
- Susan Collins
- John Cornyn
- Mike Rounds
If this is the case, it looks like her nomination is doomed unless she can get three Democrats to her side. That seems unlikely to me, but I haven’t found which Democrats are a possible yes vote on her. Perhaps because there are none.
They will be swept aside in the next primary.