Posted on 10/04/2018 12:21:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Brett Kavanaugh may have the support of at least one Democratic senator.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) now seems to be leaning towards voting "yes" on Kavanaugh, according to a new report from Politico, which also says Manchin "certainly is gettable" for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). Kavanaugh needs at least 50 votes to be confirmed (Vice President Mike Pence would break the tie), and since there are 51 Republicans in the Senate, a "yes" vote from Manchin could make up for a "no" vote from another swing senator like Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) or Susan Collins (R-Maine). President Trump clearly sees Manchin as gettable, as Politico reports the two have spoken about the confirmation.
However, there's a catch: Politico notes Manchin "doesn’t want to be the 50th vote for Kavanaugh," but he's okay being the 51st or 52nd vote. In other words, Manchin seems fine with voting for Kavanaugh in a scenario where GOP senators don't defect and Kavanaugh's confirmation is assured. But if it becomes clear that he's the deciding vote, that's where he's more conflicted. Manchin is up for re-election this November in a state Trump won overwhelmingly in 2016.
Though Manchin hasn't made many public remarks about Kavanaugh, and while he told Politico that he's still undecided, he also noted that he sympathizes with Kavanaugh and is "not hearing anything [disqualifying] from the 30 years as an adult, in his professional life." Manchin also recently told Al Jazeera that he is "looking at the gentleman as an adult from 22 to 53" and "trying to put the human side to it." —
Yes, the GOP can give up 1 GOP vote, be 50-50 and Pence breaks the tie..
But its not coming to that folks.... this was always going to be a 52-55 vote to confirm... nothing has changed other than a whole lot of stupid theater that will cost the Democrats dearly at the ballot box
Either Joe is fishing for money or he doesn’t know how to shut up.
Manchin was probably the MOST likely of the red state democrats to survive this fall... but honestly I think he was still done even without this Kavanaugh fiasco.... with it, irregardless of his vote, I think he’s done... But he knows a NO VOTE and he’s certainly done.
If he votes NO, it will only be because he can’t be the vote that causes the confirmation, in which case he’ll take the D bribe and end up done with politics... at least in the state of WV.
Heidi is done.... She announce NO as soon as the hearings ended.. and has seen her Polling drop 8+ points since... she’s now down 12+ from about 3-4 down..
She was done before this fiasco... and she knew it.. She took whatever cash/job/bribe the DNC was offering her...
Donnelly also announced he was NO as soon as the hearing ended, but backtracked to a MAYBE less than 48 hours later... His internal polling showed him it was a loser...
So, once its obvious the GOP has the votes, expect him to vote Yes as well...
Unlike Heidi, he was actually up slightly before this fiasco.
At this point, honestly, I don’t think anything will save the red state democrats.... But a NO vote certainly ends their careers and they know it.
Wouldn’t it be great if he voted for Kavanaugh, and still lost?
I recall Rollins saying that his PAC “will come after you”, addressing any GOP senators vote against BK. The look on his face showed how serious he was.
You mean he’s leaning towards wanting to be re-elected!
Meanwhile, us mountain williams* like our bloody Marys and mimosas with breakfast.
* mountain william - a hillbilly with airs
Don’t do it on Election Day, cousin ... you might accidentally vote for a ‘RAT!
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