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>>> The seven Republican

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senators who broke rank and

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voted to convict Donald Trump

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faced immediate blowback within

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a Republican party that's still

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intensely loyal to the former

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president.

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And with trump expected to make

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his first speech since leaving

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the white house next week, we

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asked fivethirtyeight's Nate

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silver just how much retribution

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the senators who defied him will

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face.

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>> For the time being, no doubt

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the Republican party is still

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the party of Donald Trump.

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A recent poll found that 75% of

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GOP voters play a prominent role

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in the party, compared to 21%

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and some of the Republicans who

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voted to convict trump on

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impeachment charges, were

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essential churched by their

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state Republican parties.

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These seven Republican senators

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did do something fairly bold.

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No senator has ever voted to

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convict a president of his own

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party.

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At the same time, there's a

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reason why the Republicans who

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chose to convict trump elected

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to do so, their personal

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electoral circumstances made it

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safer.

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North Carolina's burr and

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Pennsylvania's Toomey are

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retiring.

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Susan Collins is from Maine, a

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state trump lost by nine points.

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In Alaska, a new primary

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starting next year, where the

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four advance, so Lisa murkowski

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doesn't have to worry about a

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Republican primary challenge.

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Romney's popularity has plummet

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Ed among Republicans it's

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increased among Democrats.

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So, I buy that these senators'