Hmmm. on TPM - "The 6 Senate Democrats Most Likely To Vote With McConnell's GOP"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/defecting-senate-democrats

By SAHIL KAPUR NOVEMBER 11, 2014, 8:00 AM EST

"By the time Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moves in to the majority leader's suite just off the Senate floor, he'll likely be leading a caucus of 54 Republican senators.

That means he'll need six Democrats to break filibusters and achieve the magic 60-vote threshold required to pass controversial legislation through the Senate, such as hacking away at Obamacare or approving the Keystone pipeline.

There are six Democrats who are most likely to, in the interest of bipartisanship, join Republicans on some key issues and make life miserable for Democratic leaders and President Barack Obama. Think of them as the Ben Nelsons of the next Congress.

McConnell's incentives will be different than those of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), because his majority will largely remain the party of opposition to Obama. Unlike Reid, who has had an interest in functional government, McConnell could conceivably decide that the GOP is better off politically if the partisan stalemate continues ahead of the 2016 election, because presidents take the lion's share of the blame for inaction."

snip - much more including the rationale for each.

the names - McCaskill, Manchin, Heitkamp, Donnelly, King, Tester