I didn't know about this trick till maybe last year, when it was highlighted by multiple commenters. I.e. if they know something is unpopular, they manage the individual yays and nays so that it only just passes, allowing the nay's to say: "well I voted against it". Dems do it too.
Radley BalkoThey know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.