The Usual Suspects: How the Never-Trump GOP Keeps Handing Democrats Their Wins

The article contends that Never-Trump Republicans repeatedly prevent moves that would empower Donald Trump’s allies, inadvertently helping Democrats. It highlights a recent vote where four Senate Republicans—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Thom Tillis—joined every Democrat to block an amendment to the SAVE America Act. The piece frames this dynamic as a recurring pattern that constrains the GOP’s Trump-era agenda while boosting Democratic leverage.

It notes that Iran deal critics and related coverage shape the debate, with the piece arguing that partisan arithmetic on the right and center can affect legislative outcomes beyond one policy.