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Schumer, Democrats wrestled over staging mass Kavanaugh walkout
Politico ^ | September 4, 2018 | Borgess Everett and Elana Schor

Posted on 09/05/2018 6:04:06 AM PDT by C19fan

Hours before Brett Kavanaugh arrived for his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Chuck Schumer and frustrated fellow Democratic senators debated staging a mass walkout — or not showing up at all.

For weeks, the party grappled with how to force the release of millions of pages of missing Kavanaugh documents after Republicans spurned their previous attempts. The discussions culminated during a Labor Day conference call: Senators weighed the drastic protest measures but opted against them, worried about what would come next and whether the fallout from a made-for-TV moment would undercut their efforts to defeat the nomination, according to multiple Democratic sources.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: abortion; brettkavanaugh; charlesschumer; chuckschumer; democrats; kavanaugh; maga; newyork; schumer; scotus; senate; supremecourt; upchuckschumer
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1 posted on 09/05/2018 6:04:06 AM PDT by C19fan
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They should have. Then Repubs have held a vote and confirmed via committee, then on to Congress as a whole.


2 posted on 09/05/2018 6:05:29 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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These people are total losers. They talk down to everyone. Not one of them can articulate anything that is a teachable moment. Unaccomplished, mediocre in every way.

Cory Booker, Kamala Harris? These people feel that they are worthy to some day be president of the USA?


3 posted on 09/05/2018 6:06:44 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Trump w/ Cabinet to the press:"You're free to stay or to go, as I believe in a free press." lol)
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4 posted on 09/05/2018 6:07:03 AM PDT by Stevenc131
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Listen to Sen Cruz. He really put it to the RATS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=870&v=l_6c2101sGE


5 posted on 09/05/2018 6:07:26 AM PDT by pugmama (Ports Moon.)
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Exactly. Then, an American electorate would have really seen what these crybabies are made of and voted appropriately in November. They know they cannot stop Kavanaugh, so all the theater is aimed at November.


6 posted on 09/05/2018 6:08:38 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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The Dems are so big on advise and consent until it comes to doing the task.

I remember Schumer saying that the Senate was sooooooo superior to the Reps and that's why advise and consent is their job.

7 posted on 09/05/2018 6:08:39 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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“Mediocre”? My, you are being charitable today.


8 posted on 09/05/2018 6:09:32 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Cory Booker, Kamala Harris? These people feel that they are worthy to some day be president of the USA?

I’m not sure which of the two is the biggest bitch.


9 posted on 09/05/2018 6:10:41 AM PDT by Pravious
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Invoke the Nuclear option.After all it was the Dims that eliminated the filibuster rule... Wait I forgot, still have several RINO Senators to deal with.


10 posted on 09/05/2018 6:11:00 AM PDT by MGunny
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Democrats: “Let’s see. We can walk out or behave like juvenile lunatics. We’ll connect better with our base if we act like juvenile lunatics. Yep. We’ll act like juvenile lunatics. Hey. It won’t be acting at all. We’ll just be ourselves. Anyone know if Kaepernick is available?”


11 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:11 AM PDT by allendale (.)
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Please, walkout! Then we won't have to watch your childish tantrums.

12 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:11 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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Great sign if they can’t even decide what to do. They’ve had months to decide, and they can’t figure it out.


13 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:32 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Wait wait wait... this was PLANNED this stupid???


14 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:43 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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Let them walk out on the next nominee.


15 posted on 09/05/2018 6:18:48 AM PDT by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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GO GO RATS! Keep encouraging those Dems who are leaning towards/thinking about #WALKAWAY.


16 posted on 09/05/2018 6:19:23 AM PDT by upchuck (... I have gnawing doubts about the power of the feds to always do the right thing ~ CongressmanX)
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Notice how Politco treats the BS documents thing like its a real issue. The Rats received 500,000 documents more then the last 5 nominees..combined.


17 posted on 09/05/2018 6:19:40 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Perhaps I am crazy, but has anyone else been thinking about the security provided by Capitol Security and the US Marshal’s Service? I hear this crazed rhetoric and see this sick and bizarre political theater act playing out inside and outside the hearing and wonder if it might be enough to trigger some crazy person to act against Kavanaugh. I mean, he’s lock to confirmation - so what is left for those who want to deny Trump another placement on the court?


18 posted on 09/05/2018 6:20:16 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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Democrat children, how awesome that the media has entrusted them.


19 posted on 09/05/2018 6:20:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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They know everything they do is blowing up in their faces.

Schmuckie Schumer is leading them into oblivion, and they have finally figured it out.


20 posted on 09/05/2018 6:21:47 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif"> zXSEP5Z, Audt7QO. xnKL3lW, RZ9yuyQ. XywCCJd, zQ9Ghyq.)
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