Trump’s primary push could leave him with short-term problem in Congress
... the defeated or retiring incumbents he’s targeted remain in office until the end of their terms.
Those lawmakers, who no longer face voters and have little political incentive to fall in line, could make things difficult for Trump and GOP leaders as they feel more emboldened to push back against key partisan legislation. In a narrowly divided Congress, even a handful of GOP defections can derail a party-line bill. ...
You betcha.
Bill Cassidy in the Senate is already a problem for Trump post-defeat.
So is defeated Thomas Massie in the House.
Still in the crosshairs:
Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
Already alienated and retiring:
Sen. Thom Tillis, Rep. Don Bacon.
Expect little to pass easily before November under these new intra-GOP adversarial circumstances, and even less after a Blue Wave.
