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Imca (Veteran)
#327751: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:20:34 PM

Why would they, they just got handed there wildest dreams, but only if they hurry.

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#327752: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:21:42 PM

"Our guy gets in, fuck you" is already their most successful option, no deliberation required.

TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#327753: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:22:41 PM

It's the most successful option available to them. It's part of what won them 2016. It's already been demonstrated that there's nearly no ghoulish behavior they can't get away with, so locking in a conservative majority is basically win-win no matter how the election goes.

Edited by TheRoguePenguin on Sep 18th 2020 at 9:22:52 AM

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#327754: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:23:59 PM

Mitch has no shame, scruples or any care beyond winning. I mean hell he's hated even by his own voters yet keeps winning.

MrHellboy The Shadow from A world of my own Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
The Shadow
#327755: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:25:10 PM

I've decided to turn my despair and panic into something productive and I have donated to Biden and will donate to 3 other Democratic senate candidates.

Now is the time to fight even harder than ever. Make calls, sign petitions, do whatever you're able. We're not beaten yet

The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#327756: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:26:01 PM

ActBlue has processed nearly $20 million in the last 4 hours.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#327757: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:26:44 PM

Oh, but even the most cursory of reflection leads to "If we fill the vacancy, we not only lose a way to increase our own vote, but also incentivise the vote against us, which will both push away from a situation where the results are contestable but increase our chances of losing the Senate, and in the new session hand over an excuse to court pack and take away this majority".

Not even 24 hours to see how the wider public reacts.

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#327758: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:31:33 PM

Caring about what the wider public thinks would be a first.

Edited by Eschaton on Sep 18th 2020 at 9:31:44 AM

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#327760: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:34:22 PM

[up][up] They don't need to care what people think is good, only how it affects their chances.

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#327761: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:35:56 PM

[up][up]Unfortunately that was earlier in the day before her death was announced. So who knows now...

Edited by jjjj2 on Sep 18th 2020 at 12:36:05 PM

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#327762: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:37:10 PM

[up][up][up] That was right before RBG passed away. She hasn't said anything after the news broke.

So for now, only Casey (and he's a soft no, not something I would bet on).

Edited by nova92 on Sep 18th 2020 at 9:37:19 AM

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#327763: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:39:15 PM

That's an odd distinction to make, I think. Why were they even being asked about this on the day she died, if not for knowledge of her death?

TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#327764: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:40:12 PM

Honestly, don't believe that song and dance. They'll allow a protest vote or two as long as the outcome doesn't change.

jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#327765: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:40:44 PM

It was a hypothetical that she was pressed on.

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#327766: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:42:35 PM

Republican Senators used to get asked this periodically, because RBG had been in poor health for some time, and there was speculation Thomas or someone would resign before the election.

Edited by nova92 on Sep 18th 2020 at 9:42:44 AM

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#327767: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:53:56 PM

Plus Mitch has on several occasions this year commented that if she did die or vacate her seat he would move to fill it before the election.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#327768: Sep 18th 2020 at 9:56:20 PM

I repeat that Murkowski is untrustworthy and has made "I wouldn't vote" noises before bending to the party line in the past. She is not a reliable holdup of the vote.

It's been fun.
Imca (Veteran)
#327769: Sep 18th 2020 at 10:06:57 PM

Agian see Kauvagan.

"No I am not going to confirm a literal rapist"

She then confirmed a literal rapist.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#327770: Sep 18th 2020 at 10:11:52 PM

For sake of clarity and the assumption that the misspelling isn't deliberate, the man's name is "Kavanaugh", not "Kauvagan"

Edited by sgamer82 on Sep 18th 2020 at 10:12:21 AM

Imca (Veteran)
#327771: Sep 18th 2020 at 10:31:29 PM

It was not deliberate no, his name is hard for me to spell.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#327772: Sep 18th 2020 at 11:29:23 PM

Of course, the truly farcical thing is that early voting has already started, so all talk about doing it "before the election" is also only true on the slimmest of technicalities.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#327773: Sep 19th 2020 at 12:12:09 AM

I mean the other straw in the wind is that Trump and Mc Connell might have...issues deciding on someone.

Trump is going to have some serious buyers remorse over Kavanaugh from the summer and will want a Trump Loyalist.

Mc Connell will want an ideologue.

And putting Kavanaugh But Worse up is going to be asking a lot of Republicans in endangered seats to fall on their blade. Making the other side angry is a good way to motivate them to vote.

So yeah, it's straws but with a little tanker load of luck...

Edited by 3of4 on Sep 19th 2020 at 9:42:55 PM

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Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#327774: Sep 19th 2020 at 1:21:49 AM

And so shortly before the elections as well.....damn.

The SC is now burned for at least a few decades.

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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#327775: Sep 19th 2020 at 1:54:26 AM

[up]DOOOM!

Let's not, okay? We've got options available, particularly if the Court's conservatives make an own goal like targeting Roe.

Edited by Ramidel on Sep 19th 2020 at 12:54:54 AM


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