Resisting Trump’s Supreme Court pick isn’t worth Democratic Senate seats

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 14, 2018 | Willie Brown

[2ndDivisionVet]

Democratic senators in swing states have a tough choice ahead of them on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Their base may not forgive them for voting “yes,” but there may not be enough of that base to offset the backlash from voting “no.”

My advice is the same I gave to Assembly members when I was speaker and a vote like this came up: Go with whatever will get you re-elected.

No one vote — not even for a Supreme Court justice — is worth costing your party a Senate seat for six years. Especially when the other party is more likely to hold the seat not for just six years, but for decades....

[2ndDivisionVet]

That's not what Dick Durbin says.

[sitetest]

“Resisting Trump’s Supreme Court pick isn’t worth Democratic Senate seats”

Sure it is! Do it, Dems! Do it!

[Drango]

Liberal cat fight.

[Eddie01]

I think it is

[Luke21]

Kamala’s boyfriend is more powerful than Durbin.

[Vigilanteman]

More like a cat lady fight.

[arrogantsob]

Ole Willie is a pragmatist.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Willie (luckily for us) is out of step with the emotions of the moment. His party is not interested in sage advice - they want blood.

[Alas Babylon!]

Dick Durbin is an idiot.

While I don’t like Willie Brown, he really knows his stuff, and is a very shrewd politician.

[theoilpainter]

Willie Brown is smarter than Little Dick Durbin.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Come on, D’s! Grow a political spine, and vote, “No!”-All of You!

[gogeo]

Resist we much!

[Fungi]

FUWB you bastard. You were a worthless leader, look what you left us with. FU.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I could say that about my little Schnauzer puppy. At 3 she’s not actually a puppy anymore, but I call her one.

[editor-surveyor]

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Willie Brown is the wisest of Dem poliicians.

[editor-surveyor]

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Willie has never been an emotional fool.

When he was a shoe shine boy, he was not too proud to collect his tip out of the spitoon!
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[wally_bert]

A great hill for the dims to die on.

Hopefully in large numbers.

[gibsonguy]

And Brown knows Kavanaugh is pretty much a carbon copy of Kennedy certainly no further right.

[Interesting Times]

These aren’t mutually exclusive options. There’s no reason several Democratic senators can’t support Trump’s nominee and still lose their Senate seats.

[OregonRancher]

Willie Brown is smarter than Little Dick Durbin.

By three orders of magnitude.