Schumer needs Murkowski to leave GOP and become an Independent.

[blm]

And caucus with Dems. She’s pro-choice so that wouldn’t burden her.

She has to know that history will not be kind to Trump and McConnell’s enablers.

[still_one]

1. That would work, but have no idea what the probability of that would be

[luv2fly]

2. Wonder how that would play at home

I don't know enough about her support in Alaska to know how that would be received?

[drray23]

5. she could pull it off.

an election ago, she ran as a write in having lost the gop primary. she won.

[Walleye]

15. Yes, I was impressed she won as a write in candidate, not easy

She doesn’t really need the GOP.

[jcgoldie]

6. She was reelected in 2010 as an independent

...after losing the Republican primary. So one would think its not an incredible stretch.

[spooky3]

3. Unfortunately, she voted with Repubs a lot of the time previously.

I don't think she will leave them now. But he may be able to win her (and Romney, and possibly others) over on a few specific pieces of legislation.

[blm]

7. Seems that a deal could be possible. She's still a professional politician.

Deals get made.

[spooky3]

9. agreed - I just don't know that she's close to making the big break. nt

[TwilightZone]

16. She's not.

She's made that quite clear.

[dubyadiprecession]

4. We can all contact her office and try to persuade her.

We can also assure her, we won’t take our lives out on her by storming the capital, if she doesn’t vote all the time for President Biden’s agenda.

[blm]

11. The info coming out about the insurrection may convince her.

[drmeow]

19. This!

Especially her direct constituents!

[kentuck]

8. Offer her Chair of a Committee where Alaska can get a lot of government goodies...

She likes that game.

[blm]

12. That's what I was thinking.

[spooky3]

21. But as soon as that word gets out, lots of Dems will object or

expect the same treatment.

[Budi]

10. She actually made a statement to this very issue after the Capitol siege.

About becoming an Indy since she no longer recognizes her Repub Party.

Maybe she will yet. I don't see the Republican brand emerging clean anytime soon.

They'd have to do a whole lot of scrubbing & the weight of DJTrump will be hanging around their necks for a long time.

[LeftInTX]

13. 'No way': Murkowski rules out switching parties.

The moderate Republican says she’ll never join Chuck Schumer’s caucus.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/murkowski-party-switch-461341

[blm]

14. She may see things differently when FBI releases all

the info on the Republicans who abetted the insurrection, and realizes that a massacre was the desired result.

[captain queeg]

17. I would think in the present senate, an Independent would end up being a very important person

Both sides trying their best to influence her, seems like not a bad situation for someone to be in.

[Liberty Belle]

18. Even an independent who doesn't caucus would Dems would put Reps in the minority,

and give Dems a majority in the Senate.

As an independent she could caucus with either party, or none.

Of course she'd get better perks by caucusing with Dems, but any switch by her to become an independent would shift the balance of power away from Reps, since they would lose a member, regardless of whether Dems gain one or not.

[msfiddlestix]

20. Just what I said earlier today here.

Lisa got the deal she made with Mitch or Trump or whoever it was she was guaranteed that earmark for her project in Anchorage.

I also thought maybe Romney. but if we just had Lisa that would nail it.