EXCLUSIVE. Bernie Sanders: 'Of Course' I'm Concerned Red-State Dems Might Vote For Kavanaugh

[DonViejo]

The senator has mounted an aggressive campaign to rally the American public against the nomination. But it’s still possible Democrats may not be up to the task.

GIDEON RESNICK
07.16.18 2:38 PM ET

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has launched an aggressive campaign to defeat Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. It's taken him from the cable airwaves to a trio of Midwestern states so far. But as he ramps up the effort, the Senator has kept an eye back on D.C. where, he worries, Democrats may not be able to unify the ranks against Trump’s pick.

“Of course,” Sanders told The Daily Beast in an interview last week when asked if he worries about red-state Democrats voting in favor of the nominee as they face daunting electoral prospects in November. “My hope is that the Democrats will stay united and that we will successfully get a couple of Republicans to join us. But obviously, if we’re going to win, Democrats have got to stay united on this issue. But we start off this fight against a very united Republican party, a party that is very fearful of the president. But we have got to do everything we can to pry loose a couple of Republican senators.”

Sanders’ fears aren’t unfounded. When President Trump nominated Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, towards the beginning of his first term in office, Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN)—all of whom are in tough re-election contests this cycle—voted to confirm him.

So far, those three senators have remained guarded as to how they will vote on the Kavanaugh nomination. But the pressure for them to vote for confirmation is not insignificant. The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative legal group, has reportedly bought an additional $1.4 million in ads, now $3.8 million total, targeting those three senators specifically in addition to Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL).

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Yep, those are the four senators that

activist groups are focusing on. We are encouraging everyone, whether you live in thier state of not, to call your senators but to call those four in particular as well as Collins and Murlowski.

https://www.indivisible.org/resource/2-step-strategy-win-supreme-court-fight/

"Get to 51 votes. To start, we need 49 “no” votes from EVERY SINGLE SENATE DEMOCRAT to have a fighting chance. That means we need Minority Leader Schumer whipping as hard as he can and as long as he can to keep his caucus in line. And it means we need the three Democratic Senators who voted for Justice Gorsuch—Senators Manchin (WV), Heitkamp (ND), and Donnelly (IN) to stand with us this time. If we lose any of these Dems, we will lose."

[bettyellen]

2. A better response would be- "I'm concerned the American people don't understand how dangerous....

Stop talking inside babes all with the media and pivot back to the issues, FFS.