The real post-Trump GOP divide: House vs. Senate

[DonViejo]

House and Senate Republicans are taking divergent stances toward President Joe Biden, even as they unite in opposition to his coronavirus bill.

By BURGESS EVERETT and MELANIE ZANONA

03/03/2021 04:31 AM EST

Technically they belong to the same party. But on a growing number of issues, House and Senate Republicans might as well live on different political planets. And much of the intraparty strain revolves around the aftermath of Donald Trump’s presidency.

The Senate GOP is firmly behind Alaskan Lisa Murkowski’s reelection bid even after she voted to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. But across the Capitol, House Republicans are largely leaving Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez on his own following his impeachment vote as Trump endorses his primary challenger.

Even that division goes deeper than Trump, with the National Republican Senatorial Committee largely backing incumbents while the National Republican Congressional Committee doesn’t get involved in primary races. But Trump has magnified that disagreement over whether to defend embattled incumbents by vowing to exact revenge against Republicans who have crossed him.

Hugging Trump has become priority number one for most House Republicans, with feting the former president in Mar-a-Lago becoming a rite of passage among their leaders. GOP senators, by contrast, are trying to chart a different path forward — one built on policy rather than Trump's personality — figuring that will make their party’s brand more effective than attaching itself to one man. Don’t expect Mitch McConnell to show up in Florida any time soon.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/03/post-trump-gop-divide-house-senate-472858

[kysrsoze]

1. The only difference is the amount of danger in losing one's seat in the Senate vs House

In the House, things are gerrymandered so badly that it's much safer to be a complete whack job in the House vs. just being a shill in the Senate. Note how difficult it is to get anyone confirmed in the Senate. Every vote is near 50/50. Murkowski is being supported for the same reason Democrats are supporting Manchin... they need her to stay in her seat to stay close to a majority. Though the article mentions McConnell not wanting to show up in FL, but he stuck his tongue right up Dump's ass last week when he said he'd support him as the nominee.

They're all obstructionists dirtbags who don't govern and don't care about their constituents. A few of them just drew a thin line at insurrection.