After three weeks of anti-Trump protests, Democrats are still stunned by the sudden burst of energy. The 2018 map vs. the base's demandsManchin and nine other Senate Democrats are up for re-election in 2018 in states that Trump won. Meanwhile, much of the base is demanding total opposition to Trump -- no matter the political costs for Democrats in red states. And just now as I'm talking to you, I'm realizing that I'm sort of going off into the ether." The likes of Donnelly and Heitkamp "aren't going to win re-election on the strength of Trump voters impressed by their confirmation votes," he said.

Source: CNN February 05, 2017 00:05 UTC