Murky does NOT want to be the lone vote that sinks Kav.
There is not going to be safety in numbers either if it’s 3 votes ... Murky, Collins & Flake.
What is so GD hard about this ? McConnell has always had difficulties with Murkowski and Collins, Flake, McCain, et al. Why is it the Dems march in lock-step and never defy their leadership? Everytime DJT is attacked (non-stop), the GOP leadership never defends him. Could you imagine the Dems ever treating Obama this way?
I could not imagine LBJ having these problems as Senate Majority Leader. He would have had defiant senators horsewhipped (or worse).