Cocaine Mitch already explained it tonight: Garland was blocked bc of split partisan control of the WH and Senate in 2016. Then, voters increased the GOP Senate majority in 2018 for this very reason.
I missed reading that. Thank you for the clarification.
I hope Mitch has the votes to pull this off.
Murkowski is already a No. Romney and Collins are iffy.
If the floor vote is held before Election Day, Pence may have to cast the tiebreaker.
The only Dem I could see voting to confirm Trump’s nominee is Manchin and that’s at best 50-50. He couldn’t even bring himself to vote for Kavanaugh.
Why was McConnell in such a hurry to make this announcement? He could have waited all weekend.
Did he do this in concert with POTUS? Has there been any announcement from the White House?
How did McConnell make this announcement so quickly? Did they delay the obit? Did he know it was imminent? Did he discuss it with POTUS ahead of time?
Murkowski was quick to announce she’s voting no. Did she know ahead of time? Did McConnell know what Murkowski would do?
Of course, it could all be Kabuki.