Question: Shouldn't the Dem Strategy on Kavanaugh Be to Delay Until Past the Midterms?

[tgards79]

Use the millions of documents as a way to stretch it all out? That takes the pressure off the three Senators up for re-election who voted for Gorsuch (Manchin, Heitkamp, Donnelly). And then you have to pressure Collins and Murkowsky. Is this possible? If so, why not, if only to punish McConnell for the Merritt Garland fiasco. Is this right?

[Tucker08087]

1. I was thinking the same thing.

They could play along but stall for quite some time.

[Upthevibe]

2. That sounds like something to at least consider...

If the Dems have the power to stretch it out.

[Va Lefty]

3. Really don't see how we keep him off the court

You know that fucker McConnell would ram it thru in lame duck session if necessary.

[DonCoquixote]

4. then force him to do just that

so that when the GOop is out of office, they can be shown as bending the rules to get their way.

[bettyellen]

6. We have to try our best for the good of the country. Kav lieds to the last senate panel- that's

A good place to start talking and insisting on seeing his communications. And his finances.
He’s starkly partisan, and we cannot have that. I think Collins and Murkowski are more in play than they let on. I believe we will give them more reasons to vote no.

[tgards79]

8. What was the lie?

Have no caught up with that yet, do tell!

[bettyellen]

9. He lied to Dick Durbin that he had nothing to do w preparing arguments for the Bush admin

(In fact I think he claimed he had no knowledge about them, when his job description required he’d know) and issues were about Guantanamo and I believe torture, among others. This was at his last confirmation hearing.
This has to be a main line of attack, because they will muddy the waters on abortion and his partisanship.
And his complete lack of credibility alone- coupled w his partisan flip flops- should be enough to sink him.
It’s what I’m contacting Manchin, Collins and Murkowski about.

[Greybnk48]

5. After yesterday, how do we know the people Trump

is packing the United States courts with are not Russian agents?

He can't name anyone to the SC now! When this all blows up, we need to examine every single one of his federal court appointments. ALL of them! Including Gorsuch.

[Jake Stern]

7. DUers think that merely uttering the words "Abolish ICE" will drive righties to the polls?

That pales in comparison to obstructing a conservative SCOTUS nomination. Mitch McConnell is PRAYING that we do this - it gives the GOP something to whip up their base to GOTV.

Fact is that Kavanaugh getting on the court is pretty much a foregone conclusion and we really have to decide whether it's better to retreat on this and give those red state senators a fighting chance

or

Stall, obstruct and help kindle a fire under their base's ass that will have them at the polls in droves while letting senators like Manchin and Heitkamp take the fall for us.