What happens if all the Dems say no, all the 7 RINOs say no, and no amount of persuasion will change their minds?
Answer: the nominee is rejected.
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NEXT............Luttig
What happens if the three FR rockstars are rejected? Why risk them when we have such a weak position in the Senate? Once they are rejected they become damaged goods and a re-nomination will likely never occur -- especially if the background digging by the left finds some dirt on them. Then they are blackballed forever even if the GOP gets more Senate seats.
It has never been clear to me why the more hard core conservatives want to ignore their own horrible failures at electing conservative Senators from Massachussetts, Vermont, Illinois, Maryland . . . and pretend that there are votes in the Senate that don't exist. It's time to look in the mirror and recognize our own failures. Why reject an incremental victory that is certain for a big failure that is likely?
If you can't elect a solid, overwhelming majority of Senate conservatives including Mass, VT, IL and even Maine, why would we be inclined to think we deserve a mandate?