He's (surprisingly) demonstrated a willingness to actually get some things done. I never would have thought that he would given all we were hearing about him before, but he's not been a complete roadblock to governing, so the question is do Dems take this small concession that he's actually willing to govern or take a chance that the Republicans put someone in there who is more hostile and prone to standoffs.
I tend to agree, though. Politically, it doesn't make a lot of sense for Dems to support him, or for Republicans to side with Democrats, which their base will absolutely loathe, so if he gets put on the chopping block it's likely that no one will save him on either side.
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