She had suffered her first major defeat on a border emergency package when she couldn't get centrists and progressives in her party to back a bill. Rachael Bade More Quotes by Rachael Bade More Quotes From Rachael Bade Right now, her party is super divided on these issues and yet she needs to get them through, or Sen. McConnell, the majority leader, will have the upper hand in negotiations going forward. Rachael Bade politics