Manchin, Heitkamp Become First Democratic Senators to Say They’ll Vote for Gorsuch

Mediaite ^ | March 30, 2017 | Josh Feldman

[Kaslin]

Senators Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp have become the first two Democrats to publicly say they will vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Both senators––one from West Virginia and one from North Dakota––released statements on Twitter this afternoon:

[Uncle Miltie]

From Trump States.

Bi-Partisan Support!

[upchuck]

Assuming all the traitorous RINOS follow these RATs’ example, that should be enough, right?

[Seruzawa]

Safe Senators like Schumer and Feinstein can try to bully the others. Good luck. Rat Senators in Trump States are going to CYA. I can just imagine what their constituents are saying.

[donozark]

Waiting for Mother McCaskill to voice her vote. She is uncharacteristically silent...

[Angels27]

Good, this will make up for Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski NO votes

[apillar]

I think the endgame has already been arranged. Schumer doesn't want to lose the filibuster in case RGB assumes room temperature in the near future, however he knows that the loony left will hang him from the Washington Monument if he was to just drop the filibuster and let Gorsuch through. So essentially all this is just show, what will happen is 5 or 6 red state moderate democrats will end up breaking for Gorsuch, then a couple of “safe” liberals will say they fully oppose Gorsuch and will vote against him, but won't support the filibuster because of Senate tradition or whatever (Leahy and Cardin have already mentioned they oppose Gorsuch but might not filibuster). It will be just enough to get the 60 votes. Schumer will come out and tell the left, “Hey I used everything in my arsenal, we just need more democrats in 2018...”

[redfreedom]

The rat party in ND has been voted to near extinction. The only way this Ed Schultz supporter & NPL (admitted progressives) can hang on is to pretend she loves Trump.

Who knows, if other states rat holdouts feel threatened, maybe the rat party has a chance at reforming into a pro-American party.

[neefer]

I’ve seen a couple “Call Senator Manchin” TV ads running in WV, promoting the Republican agenda. He knows his constituents are conservatives.

[SaxxonWoods]

I read that somewhat more than half the Dems have said they will vote no.

That’s not nearly enough. I think Gorsuch goes right through in the low 60’s.

[faucetman]

More WINNING!

[wjcsux]

Things will get interesting when Buzzy assumes room temperature or goes to the the regional Senior Citizen’s assisted living facility.

[Not A Snowbird]

Heitkamp doesn’t have much of a choice.

[Jane Long]

Is Heidi up for re-election, soon?

[Redleg Duke]

I wonder if Schmucky has given enough of his minions permission to vote to confirm Gorsuch in order to avoid the Nuclear Option, while appeasing the leftist base.

[Luircin]

Oddly enough, I have similar ads running to harass McCaskill into voting yes here in MO.

I approve of this.

[SouthernerFromTheNorth]

She’s on a sinking ship right now - she knows her views are unelectable in Missouri these days. I know the out of state RAT base is trying to run a primary effort on Heitkamp and Manchin, but that would turn the state from a fighting chance of a centrist Democrat to a guaranteed conservative Republican pickup - they are so greedy!!!

[truth_seeker]

Despite Schumer’s ranting, the democrats may wish to preserve the 60 vote rule for the time being, since this is a like-for-like replacement for Scalia.

[Steven Scharf]

Good, this will make up for Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski NO votes

Susan has said she supports Niel Gorsuch

[abigkahuna]

I thought the first democrat senator to say they would vote for Gorsuch was John McCain? Am I wrong?