Does Thune double down and continue to obstruct Trump? Or does he see the writing on the wall? What is the board predictions of keeping the senate and House now?

You're literally describing Trump

Jesse Woods said:

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You're literally describing Trump

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No, he's not.

These Rino senators are not representing the people from the state they are elected from. This is what they have forgotten. South Dakota, Alaska, and North Carolina voters all want the Save Act passed and for their Republican Senators to pass the agenda President Trump has asked them to pass. Coryn never figured this out.
It's not complicated. Do your job and represent your voters by supporting the party platform.

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I think enough has now occurred that Trump will force a leadership change. I'd look to Mike Lee or Rick Scott to take over

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It will certainly be interesting to see what happens after this. I believe the Paxton endorsement really was because Thune refused a rule change on the filibuster and the parliamentarian issue.

Thune and the rest of the RINO’s are next to fall FAFO 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HWRmL3Fb6Q

— SnowflakeSlayer (@SnowflakeSlayr1) May 27, 2026

When Thune sent the senate home for 10 days and pouted about Trump he essentially was sealing his own political grave, imho.

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The DemonRats and Rinos are still hoping the winning primary candidates President Trump supported will lose in the general election come November.

I think the Rinos will be even more vindictive than most think between now and next January. They are small, greedy, and traitorous men.

I don't think this changes anything until possibly January, and that depends if you believe the R's increase their Senate majority, hold flat, or lose seats.

Between now and November, there are roughly six R senators who don't always agree with Trump. Paul (KY), Collins (ME), and Murkowski (AL). And then you've got three who will have an axe to grind with Trump: Tillis (NC), Cassidy (LA), and Cornyn (TX).

With a 53-47 majority, you can only lose three of them (the VP breaks the tie). I don't think Cornyn's loss makes him more likely to support Trump. If anything, it's less likely.

Full disclosure: I support a very conservative agenda. Trump is too liberal for me on some things. So getting rid of RINOs is generally a good thing in my book. But I also believe in being pragmatic. If knocking off a RINO means electing a Dem who swings the majority to the Dems, then that's just dumb. Shooting yourself in the foot.

As for Paxton/Talarico, I hope 51% of Texans are not dumb enough to elect the Dem scumbag. I would be shocked frankly. But we'll have to see how the economy's doing around election time. If it's $4 gas, Paxton wins. $5 or more... prepare to be shocked.

The senate only passed one thing, the big beautiful bill since Trump was sworn in. The threat to do less than par for the past year and a half is empty.

I think you meant Cassidy, not Kennedy (from Louisiana).

dvldog said:

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I think you meant Cassidy, not Kennedy (from Louisiana).

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Thanks, I stand corrected.

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The senate only passed one thing, the big beautiful bill since Trump was sworn in. The threat to do less than par for the past year and a half is empty.

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Fair point, but as president Trump shares a lot of responsibility for that. The president is supposed to work with leaders in his party to build a coalition, shape legislation, and get it passed. Results matter.

Trump prefers to issue edicts instead. My way or the highway. That can work when you're the boss on Apprentice, but it doesn't work in the real world of politics.

It's just who he is, and I recognized that long ago. But it doesn't absolve him of responsibility for being unwilling to come off his pedestal just a bit to work with others in his party. It's not being weak. I'm not talking about giving up ground on big issues, but more of a finesse thing. An iron fist in a velvet glove.

The TX Senate general election is going to be a mud slinging festival of epic proportions.Talarico has plenty of skeletons in his closet (no pun intended), but I am certain there is more dirt out there on Paxton as well.

What's clear is the Republican party is Trump and Trump is the entire party. Get in line. Get in on your knees. Loyalty to dear leader. That works in the primaries but we will see what happens in the midterms. The 2022 midterms resulted in huge underperformance for the Republicans in large part because MAGA candidates in winnable House districts got wiped out. Will the same happen this year?

Trump's approval rating nationally is in the toilet even among people who voted for him in 2024. His ringing enthusiastic endorsements are not going to be the play people think it is in this election.

The average American sees Trump starting a war with Iran which resulted in increased fuel prices. Before then, the average American sees Trump raising tariffs which resulted in increased prices.

Whether anyone wants to admit it or not the economy completely sucks for the middle class right now especially for the younger generations. The k-shaped economy is real and they don't see Trump as a guy who is addressing it. What we need are pragmatic conservative Republicans willing to talk about economics other than Trumpian debt and tariffs. But no one is willing to do it because again, dear leader doesn't like it.

The average American doesn't care about much else in politics. Your average voter is looking for pragmatism and stability, not an extreme on either side. When you give people the choice of a person who is unabashedly, 100% loyal in lockstep to someone who contributed to their cost of living going up or a complete liberal turd who wants to turn their sons into a daughter what are you supposed to do? A lot of people are going to stay home.