Survey: Most GOP Sens Would Support Trump if Nominee

Most GOP senators appear ready to back presidential front-runner Donald Trump if he gets the party's nomination, the Washington Post reports. 

In a survey that asked Senate Republicans if they'd support Trump at the top of the ticket, the Post said it compiled responses based on replies it received, and from comments in media outlets.

According to the survey, 28 of 54 GOP senators said they'd be behind Trump as nominee, 25 were either unsure or didn't want to say, and one, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, was a definite "no."

In other findings, the survey found that among those saying they'd support Trump as nominee:

• 22 say said they'd support whoever is nominee, with North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis remarking, "Any of the candidates we have on their worst day, is better than [Hillary] Clinton on her best."
• About a half-dozen said they had reservations.

The full list posted by the Post breaks down like this:

Alabama

• Sen. Jeff Sessions: Yes
• Sen. Richard Shelby: Yes

Alaska

• Sen. Lisa Murkowski: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Dan Sullivan: Yes

Arizona

• Sen. Jeff Flake: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. John McCain: Yes

Arkansas

• Sen. John Boozman: Yes
• Sen. Tom Cotton: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Colorado

• Sen. Cory Gardner: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Florida

• Sen. Marco Rubio: Yes

Georgia

• Sen. Johnny Isakson: Yes
• Sen. David Perdue: Yes

Idaho

• Sen. Mike Crapo: Yes
• Sen. James Risch: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Illinois

• Sen. Mark Kirk: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Indiana

• Sen. Dan Coats: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Iowa

• Sen. Chuck Grassley: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Joni Ernst: Yes

Kansas

• Sen. Jerry Moran: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Pat Roberts: Yes

Kentucky

• Sen. Mitch McConnell: Yes
• Sen. Rand Paul: Yes

Louisiana

• Sen. Bill Cassidy: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. David Vitter: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Maine

• Sen. Susan Collins: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Mississippi

• Sen. Thad Cochran: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Roger Wicker: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Missouri

• Sen. Roy Blunt: Yes

Montana

• Sen. Steve Daines: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Nebraska

• Sen. Deb Fischer: Yes
• Sen. Ben Sasse: No

Nevada

• Sen. Dean Heller: Yes

New Hampshire

• Sen. Kelly Ayotte: Yes

North Carolina

• Sen. Richard Burr: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Thom Tillis: Yes

North Dakota

• Sen. John Hoeven: Yes

Ohio

• Sen. Rob Portman: Yes

Oklahoma

• Sen. Jim Inhofe: Yes
• Sen. James Lankford: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Pennsylvania

• Sen. Patrick Toomey: Wouldn't say/Undecided

South Carolina

• Sen. Lindsey Graham: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Tim Scott: Wouldn't say/Undecided

South Dakota

• Sen. Mike Rounds: Yes
• Sen. John Thune: Yes

Tennessee

• Sen. Lamar Alexander: Wouldn't say/Undecided
• Sen. Bob Corker: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Texas

• Sen. John Cornyn: Yes
• Sen. Ted Cruz: Yes

Utah

• Sen. Orrin Hatch: Yes
• Sen. Mike Lee: Wouldn't say/Undecided

West Virginia

• Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: Yes

Wisconsin

• Sen. Ron Johnson: Wouldn't say/Undecided

Wyoming

• Sen. John Barrasso: Yes
• Sen. Mike Enzi: Wouldn't say/Undecided

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