Posted on 07/08/2018 12:54:01 PM PDT by jazusamo
Just one day before President Trump is set to announce his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy in a primetime address from the White House, a top Democratic senator suggested that stopping the nominee is more important than the upcoming midterm elections.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., acknowledged that so-called red-state Democrats may be tempted to vote for Trump's selection out of political necessity, but urged his colleagues Sunday to consider more than their political careers.
"Beyond the procedure, beyond the gamesmanship, it is a life-and-death important decision to be made by this court on so many issues," the Senate minority whip said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"The men and women that I work with on the Democratic side really take this seriously," he added, after host Chuck Todd raised the possibility that Democrats could lose their bid to retake the Senate by opposing the nominee. "They understand it's an historic decision. It's about more than the next election. It's about what future the United States of America is going to chart."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
He’s not a bright boy. If they do that, the Dems will lose those seats, Trump still gets his nominee in the spring, and instead of needing to flip two or three GOP seats in 2020, they may need to flip half a dozen or more.
Exactly...Sounds just Durbin, Schumer, Murray, etc.
>>Democratic senator suggested that stopping the nominee is more important than the upcoming midterm elections
lol.....Durbin throws red state democrap senators under the bus.
“Take one for the team guys!!”
This is good stuff.
IOW, it's purely and entirely about the next election.
Did they really think this through?
Brilliant strategery.
So, you block the nominee temporarily, then lose seats.
Making it easier to confirm the nominee after the election.
And maybe Trump gets to fill another seat in the next 2 years.
Since Durbin won’t get voted out, he should back up his words and voluntarily resign in protest as a show of sincerity.
Durbin is completely full of it. This is nothing more than gesturing and posturing about the next election.
Snowflake Rats are predictable aren’t they. LOL!
I don’t understand what the PANIC is. The worst thing that would happen is having a few million more voters in 20 years or so.
Wait until Breyer, Ginsburg and Sotomayor are up for replacement. What will he say then?
Dick and Chuckie . . . Butt Bros.
Oh this is going to be so much fun to watch, political theater at its best. I will wager that the crazy media goes even more “bonkers” and find themselves even more manufacturing fake news.
The guy the shooter of Republican congressmen was in contact with, and never released the emails.
I’ll never stop fighting, but stuff like this tempts me to despair.
Amazing strategist! Now I know why all the trade deals over the years have been so stellar! I wonder what the pick will look like when collins, Murkowski and McCain don’t have he balance of power.
Alabama Democrat vows independent judgment
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.