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spanone

(135,795 posts) Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:09 PM Jul 2018

Maybe John McCain will walk into the scotus vote with a BIG 👎🏼

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Maybe John McCain will walk into the scotus vote with a BIG 👎🏼 (Original Post) spanone Jul 2018 OP

No, he won't mcar Jul 2018 #1

Sadly, it is likely he'll not be walking anywhere though I'd like to think he'd get some reprieve hlthe2b Jul 2018 #2

we hope Laf.La.Dem. Jul 2018 #3

He'll vote the rethug way McCain is a rethug traitor. kimbutgar Jul 2018 #4

That would be epic if he did, or the other Arizona Senator torpedo it. Blue_true Jul 2018 #5

but we need more than just Mccain right? AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #6

Yes - we need at least 2 Republicans to vote with the Democrats. whopis01 Jul 2018 #7

mcar

(42,278 posts)

1. No, he won't

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:11 PM

Jul 2018

If he's able, he'd vote to confirm. These are conservative picks. Any R president would nominate them.

hlthe2b

(102,141 posts)

2. Sadly, it is likely he'll not be walking anywhere though I'd like to think he'd get some reprieve

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:11 PM

Jul 2018

and yeah, though I have my doubts he'd vote against any RW selection, it is nice to entertain that one last statement to Trump from a man who has been very badly treated.

Laf.La.Dem.

(2,940 posts)

3. we hope

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:12 PM

Jul 2018

kimbutgar

(21,060 posts)

4. He'll vote the rethug way McCain is a rethug traitor.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:13 PM

Jul 2018

His daughter Meghan is married to the son of one of Twitler White House administrators. He does not want to jeopardize his daughters standing in the cult.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

5. That would be epic if he did, or the other Arizona Senator torpedo it.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:15 PM

Jul 2018

They have nothing to lose.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

6. but we need more than just Mccain right?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:37 PM

Jul 2018

whopis01

(3,491 posts)

7. Yes - we need at least 2 Republicans to vote with the Democrats.

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:39 PM

Jul 2018

Just one would put it at a 50/50 tie, and Pence would get the tiebreaker.

Of course this all assumes that no Democrat votes for Trump's nominee.

Joe Donnelly (Indiana), Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota), and Joe Manchin (West Virginia) all voted for Gorsuch.

If they vote with Trump again, we need that many more votes.

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