Attention GOP: These are the Senators to help you re-open the government.

Last week, the New York Times’ Megan Mineiro reported that GOP leaders in the Senate needed eight more votes to fund and re-open the government.

The article (non-paywall here) flagged eight specific Senators into three buckets as the most likely targets for the GOP’s outreach: (1) those retiring (Peters, Shaheen), (2) those up for re-election (Ossoff, Coons, Warner), and (3) moderates (Rosen, Slotkin, Hassan).

Respectfully, we think the Times missed an important 4th bucket: other Senators with high Bridge Scores (Klobuchar, Padilla, Hickenlooper, Merkley, Gillibrand).

Why those with high Bridge Scores are good targets

Bridge Grades are calculated by compiling public data including their bipartisan legislative record. A high Bridge Score indicates a track-record of collaboration and pragmatism in seeking win-win solutions for common interests.

In controlling both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the government, it’s the GOP’s job to re-start the government and govern. They’ll need collaboration partners to craft a win-win solution to do it, and those in Congress with the highest Bridge Scores above are their best bets, according to objective 3rd party data.

So, may we humbly suggest to the GOP to add these bridgers to your prospecting list.1

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