I think Murkowski and Collins will vote for Trump’s USSC pick. They just think that being obstinate to Trump by holding back until after the election, will win them votes at home. They are trying to force Trump to wait until after the election. The problem with that strategy is that if Trump doesn’t win, then he’s a lame duck and Senators lose their spines. They will ONLY vote for Trump’s pick if he wins and only AFTER the election.
So, either there will be a vote before the election, my choice/Trump’s choice/McConnell’s choice? or there will be a vote after the election.
If there is a vote after the election, I say all bets are off and I don’t trust all of the Republicans that are now for Trump’s pick.
Current election forecasts
• @FiveThirtyEight: 77% Biden
• @TheEconomist: 86% Biden
• @NewStatesman: 80.3% Biden
• @NiskanenCenter: 99.5% Biden
• @Plural_Vote: 71.7% Biden
• @JHKersting: 78.2% Biden
This tweet is informational, not an endorsement.https://t.co/RBgq0HTQRB— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 21, 2020
I hope you are right, that they come through.
But according to Linsey, it doesn’t matter!! Yahoo!!! I think even with Kavanaugh, they didn’t know if they had the votes until it was time to vote
I hadn’t thought of that last part - if Trump loses, the Senators don’t have to be loyal to him any more. And some are just doing it for show now, but are deep staters.