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Mohdoo
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ticklishmusic
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
Murkowski's the one exception. Isn't the Kavanaugh issue really one-way in Alaska and they all hate it? I think I saw a link to something about it many, many pages back. If that's the case she'd be dumb to vote yes for him unless she genuinely believes he's a-ok. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On October 06 2018 03:31 Mohdoo wrote: I legitimately believe from an election standpoint, voting against Kavanaugh is the right move for Collins Similarly one can argue that her and Manchin voting yes would be much better for the Democrats politically. I'm torn... on one hand I dont want Duffman on SCOTUS, but on the other hand I want to maximize the chances of a blue wave this Nov and increase court awareness for Dems in general going forward. I suppose I'll be content either way. | ||
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farvacola
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
On October 06 2018 02:53 Mercy13 wrote: Apologies for posting two depressing articles in a day, but this article sums up the fears of liberals, including myself, super accurately. It's by Christopher R. Browning, a leading historian on the holocaust. He compares several qualities of the current state of our republic with interwar Germany. The similarities are chilling. Conservatives - if you want to understand why we're all flipping out about B-Kav read this. The Suffocation of American Democracy Interesting article. | ||
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
On October 06 2018 02:53 On_Slaught wrote: Manchin is probably praying Collins is a yes to give him cover. Looks like Collins is getting a fuckton of pressure from both sides, including from her home state constituents and newspapers. I think she genuinely wants to vote no but there are just so many political considerations she has to take into account. I live in maine, she honestly may have already lost the reelection because the dems I know who have voted for her are tired of her and the repubs I know are tired of her not falling in line. Her appearance as a centrist, almost independent of party is the reason she did well here. No one has the patience for that anymore. | ||
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Wulfey_LA
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On_Slaught
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Edit:Unless ofc she is building up to a huge BUT... lol. One can dream. Edit2: Yeah, no. She's voting yes. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15690 Posts
On October 06 2018 04:10 On_Slaught wrote: Collins sure sounds like a yes. Just say yes already. My lunch is almost over. I won't be surprised if she pulls a McCain tbh | ||
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Nouar
France3270 Posts
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PhoenixVoid
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TheTenthDoc
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On_Slaught
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micronesia
United States24690 Posts
On October 06 2018 04:16 On_Slaught wrote: Kavanaugh is going to make Collins look like a fool and it's going to be hilarious. He's going to gut her ACA and Roe. Keep in mind, when it come to issues like those, it takes five to tango. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
Nobody should really believe she operates in good faith/believes the things she's told. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On October 06 2018 04:15 PhoenixVoid wrote: This is a 90% Yes for Collins. Her speech is very much in support of Kavanaugh and she was decrying the scandal as a result of special interest groups. Bar some "But"... at the end, Kavanaugh is going through. I love that she is attacking the democrats for opposing the nominee before they were named, which is exactly which her party leader under Obama. And the money behind the opposing BK is only matched by the money supporting him. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On October 06 2018 04:19 micronesia wrote: Keep in mind, when it come to issues like those, it takes five to tango. They already have 4. Kavanaugh is the 5th. Ofc whoever they would have picked in place of Kavanaugh would have voted the same, but the fact she is expressly using these cases to justify voting for him is funny. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On October 06 2018 04:19 micronesia wrote: Keep in mind, when it come to issues like those, it takes five to tango. That shit is going to be 6. Roberts is going to pull a full "On second thought, the constitution doesn't allow this." That is how little faith I have in a Republican controlled court. | ||
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