Posted on 09/20/2020 4:25:52 PM PDT by robowombat
I think it has to be 51 for confirmation.
we see the DNC plan.
Litigate a long a possible.
Get Kelly in a senator to kill the vote.
And you think 2 GOP Senators will sit out this historic vote?
One that will change the SC for generations to come.
Something conservatives have dreamed about for decades?
And 2 will sit it out.
Please tell me the 2 you think will sit out this historic vote.
This will be over before Election Day.
As it is with any vote, it’s a +1 to win. There are hardly ever 51 votes in the Senate. Someone is always out.
In the end, politicians stand for re-election. Abstaining on the procedural ion and yes on the nominee is the most polite way to split the difference—look moderate and keep the base happy. The GOP could afford up to six abstentions, or three noes, or some combination thereof.
I don’t think that there will be massive arm twisting on the procedure, because I don’t think that it will be needed.
I think Collins votes no on the procedure, and what she does on the confirmation depends entirely on her electoral calculus.
They are assuming a lot. That snake Kelly is a gun grabbing maniac. No polls ever show Republicans in the lead. That’s part of the game.
Why would McConnell swear in Kelly early? Only to vote against a Republican nominee should Arizona prove itself suicidal and elect this wet piece of dogshit.
This is huge Democrat propaganda and brainwashing at work.
“Collins, in a statement on Saturday, said the appointment “should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd.” “
She trails by 5% and is taking this position? Is she a moron or what?
I definitely hope they won’t need her vote and she gets beat. With friends like her who needs enemies.
You predicted earlier 2 would abstain.
You avoided my question. Who will be the 2 who sit out the final vote.
Put up or STHU.
The dems are ready to do whatever. Kavanaugh was a whisper compared to this one.
My first degree is in economics.
One can make an estimate without guessing all the particulars—uncertainties can often balance each other out. There are a number of folks who would like to be seen as independent of Trump but simultaneously as good Pubs.
To the extent that there is some room to do so, I think they will be allowed to posture in whatever way they think necessary. Abstaining is one out—two abstentions in the end seem to me most likely.
My guess would be Collins and Gardner as the most likely two. That said my ouija board is not functioning, so I think that I’m more likely to hit the number correctly than to correctly guess every senator’s vote.
she is mental...and sorry.. this is what makes women politicians look bad...moody..unpredictable..crave attention.
Collins is the exact reason for calling them republicants. You would think her bottom hurts from all the fence sitting grandstanding she does.
Indeed an awfully bad case
You’re absolutely right. Got ahead of myself there. Thanks for the correction!
This SCOTUS battle will test President Trump’s deal making to the limit!
He will have to make a deal with ALL of the Republican Senators.
BEFORE November 3!
If anyone can do it, he can!
Enlist them in your Army, Mr. President! We are with you 100%!
Saw CurlyDave’s correction just before I saw yours. Thanks for making sure I didn’t keep laboring under an incorrect understanding! :-)
Eisenhower—Potter Stuart— October 18, 1958—recess appointment.
I think it is a simple majority and not necessarily 51 votes
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