Lisa Murkowski Reverses Position on Filling SCOTUS Vacancy, Won't Rule Out Vote to Confirm

PJ Media ^ | 9/23/2020 | Matt Margolis

[RightGeek]

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made a stunning reversal of her position on filling the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to a report from Alaska Public Media, Murkowski now can’t rule out voting to confirm a nominee before the election.

“I know everybody wants to ask the question, ‘will you confirm the nominee?’” she said. “We don’t have a nominee yet. You and I don’t know who that is. And so I can’t confirm whether or not I can confirm a nominee when I don’t know who the nominee is.”

[Gay State Conservative]

Ahe’s hearing from Alaskans.

[bigbob]

He certainly has better control of the Senate-controlled campaign money, and better ability to influence a primary challenger (such as Sarah Palin) to run against Murk, or not.

[11th_VA]

I like the trend ...

[BigEdLB]

Alaska 2016.
Trump 163,387 51.28%
Clinton 116,454 36.55%

Lisa VanPelt-Murkowski sees bad things ahead

[Arcadian Empire]

She wants to portray her vote as disproportionately important, making it disproportionately important to nominate a judge who is ideologically aligned with her, i.e. one who would uphold Roe vs. Wade.

[mrmeyer]

Yep

[ifinnegan]

“Back fired on her. She just found out how unnecessary she is”

Or McConnell already gave her what she was demanding behind the scenes.

[Arcadian Empire]

She is saying that if Biden won she would vote against Trump’s nominee.

[fortheDeclaration]

Democrats vote for her in the primary.

[tennmountainman]

Trumps Nominee will be confirmed with or without her vote.
I hope she votes to confirm. But her vote won’t affect outcome.

[wiseprince]

Didn’t get enough attention so she’s going to hold on so get a lot of media attention in 3 weeks when they are going to vote. Just retire

[null and void]

Feel the heat...

...see the light!

[null and void]

There are just two species of weasels in Alaska: the short-tailed weasel or ermine (Mustela erminea) and the least weasel (Mustela rixosa). Seems Lisa (Murkowski swampdweller) is going for cover.

Aye, but WE have spork weasels!

[clintonh8r]

As soon as it was known, I said in this forum that she had stupidly boxed herself in. What an idiot. Maybe Finekenstein will intimidate her in the senate hallway again.....

[proust]

I love when they reverse. They manage to make everyone hate them.

[Tommy Revolts]

Collins should do the same, that is if she wants to stay a Senator.

[null and void]

Dems think they will have enough fraud to win and can just spend the week or two finding boxes of votes from red areas that just have just enough votes to flip it once they know how many they need.

I'm seriously considering going apartment complex to apartment complex and removing the ballots addressed to former residents dumped in the trashcans near the mailboxes.

Not to mark 'em and submit them, but to keep them from those who would.

It would also be nice to be able to hold a little press conference after the election is finalized and point out just how easy fraud would have been...

[Mr. K]

If you find any don’t wait until AFTER the election to expose it.

[bIlluminati]

That Alaska vote only adds up to 87.83%. That many Libertarians?

[pfflier]

Collins is down in the polls and is trying to suck up to the bull dykes and blue haired grannies that apparently determine Maine’s senate outcome.