The word "RINO" doesn't really fit these three because none of them are even claiming to be Republicans anymore. Susan Collins sold out to the commiecrats long ago. Murkowski just got reelected and has nothing to fear from Alaska voters for another 6 years. McCain? He has a brain tumor and hates Trump. But Lindsay has always been his loyal buddy. The Graham/Cassidy healthcare overhaul probably comes down to these three; needing one of them to vote yes this time. Or does it?
30 September is the deadline it can pass with a simple majority which is sending Schumer up the wall. He thought he'd won. Since the President has been courting a few blue dogs in states he won BIG TIME, there's always a chance to pick off one of them. Chuck didn't expect this. Chuck knows his coalition is vulnerable to their own self-interests. There's going to be a flurry of promises in the coming week. Is there a wolf in the commiecrat ranks that Chucky doesn't know about?
Cassidy Graham uses Obamacare taxes to send fed money to subsidize HC in states that did not expand Medicaid, and it continues sending money (albeit less money) to states that did expand it. So how are these three any more RINO than Cassidy and Graham (whom guys like you have been calling rino for years)?
Ahhh, then it is possible that Murkowski and Collins vote for it, because their states did not expand Medicaid, so this WILL be extra money for their States.
But McCain, McCain said all he wanted was for Republicans proceed to "regular order" his last vote and this has not done that...so it is possible, if he is a man of principle and sticks to his guns, he along with Rand, could vote against it, so a 50/50 vote, and that means Pence could break the tie.
It could pass.... unless the R California Reps, would take too much heat and vote against it...cuz California would be losing a TON OF MONEY, the most out of every state out there who expanded Medicaid?