I have not looked at a careful analysis of which Republicans managed to buck the tide, but I do know that for several years they’ve been purging moderates in favor of hard-Right candidates, so I suspect that those left aren’t going to be amenable to joining the Democrats in an impeachment conviction - but I could be wrong, or I should say I see that as a slim possibility.

Even if improbable, slimly possible is a plus and worth at least looking into. Note that not ignoring the option is all I am hoping for, rather than a hard push forward. Explore options. I don't know the new "more hard-Right candidates," but given the political drama these days, are they hard-Right or were they simply reading the tea leaves as to how they had to portray themselves to win favor? Clearly voters want a change of tone, and I am hopeful that those tea leaves will be read also. There are ways to pose that change as reasonable, rather than a flip flop. As we all can see from this election, those that Trump pushed to primary incumbents that pushed back on some of his plans did not fare well with the general vote.

I am a 4 decade + fiscal conservative registered republican that would like to see my party come back from extinction. I can not vote for anyone that does not reverse their support of Trump. I don't think I am alone, and hope that elected Rs see it that way too. It's been an age since I have had any remote optimism about the direction of this country, and while it's not a huge increase it's at least a change of direction.

IP