The Dems that voted with Repubs are in areas that heavily supported Trump.
Republicans who voted against funding the government
1) Jeff Flake
2) Lindsey Graham
3) Rand Paul
4) Mike Lee
Democrats who voted to fund government
1) Joe Donnelly
2) Heidi Heitkamp
3) Doug Jones
4) Joe Manchin
5) Claire McCaskill
The nuclear option would work IF every Senator voted the same way again (except, of course, Leader McConnell, who had to vote with the majority Friday night in order to have the vote reconsidered).
Mitch would then join the 46 republicans (minus the absent McShame) and five Dems for a total vote of 52 to 48.
Cannot expect anything better from Graham and Flake, but Paul and Lee are rather surprising, especially Lee’s Vote.
Also, hope that by exercising the Nuclear Option, the five brave Dems don’t feel alienated and change their stance.
The Democrats who voted to fund will not vote to fund if their votes will pass the bill.
This is what kabuki theater is.