Posted on 09/22/2018 11:53:59 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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The Kavanaugh confirmation vote could make the difference in determining who will control the Senate after the November elections. And it might be that red-state Democrats find themselves in a lose-lose situation. A vote for Kavanaugh would have been an easy way for Democrats such as Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to remind voters back home that they are not intimidated by — or tools of — the angry left. But now it is hard to see how any Democratic senator will get a pass from party leadership. Depending on what develops around the sexual assault accusation against Kavanaugh and the final dynamics surrounding the vote, any red-state Democrat who votes against Kavanaugh will alienate some voters at home, while any red-state Democrat who votes for him will enrage the core of the party. I can’t think of an incumbent Republican running for reelection who will be damaged by a vote for Kavanaugh, but several Democrats will lose support no matter how they vote.
For the most part, the Democrats’ trap has been deftly sprung. If the information had come out too early, it would have been insufficient to take Kavanaugh down. But the landscape is different in the twilight zone between Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing and the committee vote. The story is still fluid...
However it turns out, America will have suffered another polarizing, bitter political schism. And at the end of the day, if Kavanaugh is confirmed, we will have a new Supreme Court justice whom most of one party has rejected. If his nomination fails, the other party will feel betrayed and mistreated. It will be the opposite of what we need. The divide in America gets wider. Bad gets worse.
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As if any other nominee (I dare you to find any one less controversial than Brett Kavanaugh) or any other "Reason" the Left needs to make it into a Cause.
It doesn't matter what cause of action Repubs do or don't do, the divide America sees today is totally on the Left's ledger.
Will they be true to themselves, do the right thing? What is the right thing?
If they vote against Kavanaugh, they should be forced to take a stand of Keith Ellison and Cory Booker.
Democrats can’t win. It would be the same as encouraging a paronomasiac.
I think that the Republicans have to votes to confirm Kavanaugh. The woobly Republicans can’t risk being on the wrong side of this vote. The Republicans will control the Senate, and these Senators want their share of the booty. If they vote against Kavanaugh, they will pay a price.
As for the threatened Democrat Senators in Red States, their relections are not helped by all of this. Many of the miffed Democrats will just skip the election, but those votes will be gone from their side of the ledger and it may turn a couple of races. All good, and we still haven’t heard if Chrissy will appear. Has she left Palo Alto yet? Its a long drive and she need to put her foot in the road.
The lunatic leftist fringe has done this to themselves. If Kavanaugh was unfit, he shouldn’t have been approved for his last appointment.
What is the right thing? Confirm an obviously accomplished justice. Treat him the way the R’s treated Sotomayor & Kagan.
I think this may be motivating Republicans more than Dems.
And that's a GOOD thing!
“The woobly Republicans can’t risk being on the wrong side of this”
You forget 2 of the worst Rinos are leaving and 2 GOP no votes will kill the nominee. Flake and Corker would love to screw Trump one last time. Since they are essentially lame ducks you can’t leverage them.
Let Corker and Flake do all the questioning.They’re history. Collins and Murkowski ditto. The rats could confine themselves to those in red states up for reelection. Won’t happen.
The Washington Compost. LOL. What’s happening is the democrats dream scenario. These senators they mention aren’t worried about their voters thinking they have conceded to the left. All their voters care about is screwing Donald Trump, keeping anyone he appoints off the SCOTUS. This circus is increasing their odds of winning.. Anyone who believe even a word of this drivel in the Post, is as stupid as they assume their readers are
Susan B Anthony patriots are going door to door throughout Montana’s cities ginning up voters for US Senate Candidate, Matt Rosendale and also support for Judge Kavanaugh!
The heat is on to see to the defeat of that nasty Jon Tester.
VOTE MATT ROSENDALE!!
Strange, Steve Schmidt said that it was a lose-lose for Republicans...
Not sure if this includes the million$ she takes in from Hollywood...
The rats are about to lose 10 Senate seats.
I can’t wait to see what libs will do for RBG replacement...let’s see: at 1 day old, he was fondling a woman’s breast (aka: breast feeding), 6 years old he forced a girl to take off her clothes (aka: the time honored ‘playing doctor’s) and so on...
Pretty much don’t care what the Nazi pigs at the Washington Post think. They are sweating whether they’ll be hanged or shot dead for treason.
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