And Harry Reid stays in control of the Senate by one vote.
With McCain's vote Hary Reid would then control the Senate by two votes.
The Senate is very friendly to the minority we'd have gridlock. McCain losing would focus the mind of every other rino on doing the correct thing. Losing John McCain would be a gain for Conservatives.
Are you saying McCain would caucus with the Democrats, rather than the Republicans? Control of the chairmanships is 90% of the power of either chamber of Congress; McCain will caucus with the GOP, and that is one step further to getting Reid and the Democrats out of power.
Power to decide which bills even come up in committee - let alone the floor of the Senate - is the strongest power of all. In those situations, McCain, Snowe, and Collins are all useful. I’d rather have a few RINOs with GOP control of the Senate and committee than continued Senate rule by Democrats...