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The mere threat of that — of publicly and explicitly neutering the Senate — could be enough for the GOP caucus to get in line.

That echoes other members of the Senate GOP caucus, including Texas’ John Cornyn and South Dakota’s Mike Rounds, and it’s more spine than some Trump allies have shown.

Leaders from both major parties still have to negotiate how many senators from their caucuses will serve on each committee, and decide leadership roles for senior senators.

No doubt that reaction would tickle Trump, who shuns coalition-building out of the belief that arm-twisting is a superior way to control his caucus.

She captured the nomination by default — without ever having won a single vote in a caucus or primary.