Posted on 09/18/2020 5:00:18 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Collins might support it.
She’s hard to read sometimes.
Collins, Murkowski, and of course Mittens matter much more.
It would be real easy to get their support. Nominate Kamala Harris.
Ain’t gonna happen - makes the election even more critical.
We won’t see a new SCOTUS Justice seated before spring 2021. Rinos will defeat anyone nominated.
If these three defect, they should abstain from voting - they can stand on their “principles” and not hurt the party to which they belong - the GOP will still have enough votes. For them to vote against a qualified nominee is not principled, unless they also believe that the nominee is unqualified. But for them to vote no in this situation undermines their whole argument - because they would voting before the election.
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