Lemire: If the Pressure Campaign Got to Sen. Ernst, Most Republicans Will Feel Good About Him

LEMIRE groups seem to ░░░░░░░░ been effective and rattled ░░░░░░░░ And we saw it ░░░░░░░░ know after she met ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth before the holidays ░░░░░░░░ came out more receptive ░░░░░░░░ not committing but more ░░░░░░░░ But I was told ░░░░░░░░ the time and we ░░░░░░░░ again over over the ░░░░░░░░ that they believed they ░░░░░░░░ moved her And it ░░░░░░░░ like yesterday they did ░░░░░░░░ mean she gave an ░░░░░░░░ after the hearing which ░░░░░░░░ said she would support ░░░░░░░░ And now there were ░░░░░░░░ a few votes here ░░░░░░░░ re not sure about ░░░░░░░░ saw Senator Collins expressed ░░░░░░░░ skepticism still yesterday But ░░░░░░░░ Collins Murkowski even McConnell ░░░░░░░░ s not enough That ░░░░░░░░ only three You need ░░░░░░░░ least four Now that ░░░░░░░░ t mean there won ░░░░░░░░ be someone else who ░░░░░░░░ forward But Ernst was ░░░░░░░░ as the most likely ░░░░░░░░ for that And if ░░░░░░░░ if Joe and Mika ░░░░░░░░ she s the one ░░░░░░░░ says you know what ░░░░░░░░ m going to do ░░░░░░░░ despite a pretty halting ░░░░░░░░ yesterday from Hegseth who ░░░░░░░░ some some very basic ░░░░░░░░ you know and and ░░░░░░░░ wrong as Joe pointed ░░░░░░░░ earlier that of course ░░░░░░░░ defense secretaries have served ░░░░░░░░ combat but if Senator ░░░░░░░░ is going to if ░░░░░░░░ pressure campaign got to ░░░░░░░░ if her fear of ░░░░░░░░ MAGA base and Donald ░░░░░░░░ coming to office got ░░░░░░░░ her it s a ░░░░░░░░ good signal that most ░░░░░░░░ will fall in line ░░░░░░░░ those I talked to ░░░░░░░░ night feel now feel ░░░░░░░░ bullish about Hegseth It ░░░░░░░░ not done but they ░░░░░░░░ good.”