GOP senators eager for Romney to join them

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GOP senators eager for Romney to join them
By Alexander Bolton - 01/15/18 06:00 AM EST

Senate Republicans are eager for Mitt Romney to succeed retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), with some hoping he will emerge as an independent counterweight to President Trump.

The midterm election is shaping up as a referendum on Trump’s first two years in office — a dynamic that could endanger GOP control of the Senate, given that the president’s approval rating has hovered around 35 percent.

Some Senate Republicans worry that Trump is coloring the GOP brand in a way that could hurt their party’s future prospects, even though they largely support his agenda and are thrilled about his role in helping to pass a major tax bill.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/368820-gop-senators-eager-for-romney-to-join-them

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[To-Whose-Benefit?]

It's hard to be a GOPE when you're the majority all 'round.

Outta their comfort zone.

Telling the base they're S$$t useless because they don't have the numbers they need to get anything passed.