We need a Margaret Chase Smith www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sena...

The Senator Who Stood Up to Joseph McCarthy When No One Else WouldMargaret Chase Smith was the first woman to serve both the House and the Senate and always defended her values, even when it meant opposing her partywww.smithsonianmag.comNoah Berlatsky

I'd guess Murkowski will vote no for similar electoral reasons. hard to imagine cassidy growing a spine if tillis and cornyn caved. idk. I was hopeful he might actually be blocked, but can't really see that happening now. though I guess anything is possible.