So if McConnell vanished from the planet tomorrow, there’d suddenly be 20 R Senate votes to convict? Permit me to doubt… This problem, the “i*” word problem, is much bigger than McConnell. In this specific case, he’s a symptom, not the disease.
They may be nervous about losing the presidency–indeed, they may have already discounted that probability. I suspect very few of them yet feel their jobs are at risk. What objective data have you seen that suggests otherwise? With well gerrymandered districts and the polarized electorate we have, the R representatives who survived in 2018 seem pretty safe for 2020. The situation in the Senate races is no better. Maybe there are three or four pick-ups. Don’t forget that R voters are generally exposing themselves to an information stream that’s saying pretty much the opposite of this one. Except for Pelosi being the worst thing that ever happened to the country. As evidenced here, that’s one common element we all are receiving.
270towin still suggests that a strategy to win the Senate is a tough one to construct. Even if Trump is The Worst President Ever™.
Predictably, Pompeo has already blamed them. Who was really responsible isn’t really relevant to this administration.
If they aren’t motivated already, they are hopeless.