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irisblue

(32,977 posts)
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 02:17 PM Oct 2018

Heitkamp is a no vote on Kavanaugh

Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) Tweeted:
Heitkamp is a no on Kavanaugh. https://t.co/dp8vQPN7lN




From the WDAY website

Heitkamp sat down exclusively with WDAY News to share what she will do when the U.S. Senate votes to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Heitkamp also shared her reasoning behind her decision.

You can see her answer on Kavanaugh and part of her one-on-one interview with WDAY News reporter Kevin Wallevand in the video above.

WDAY News will also air a story with more from Heitkamp on Thursday, October 4th during its regularly scheduled newscasts.
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Heitkamp is a no vote on Kavanaugh (Original Post) irisblue Oct 2018 OP
K&R demmiblue Oct 2018 #1
Well... there goes that seat FBaggins Oct 2018 #2
I think she figured she was going down so may as well go down swinging inwiththenew Oct 2018 #3
Thank you, Senator Heitkamp! Raster Oct 2018 #4
K&R UTUSN Oct 2018 #5
My statement on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh: Gothmog Oct 2018 #6
Sen. Hirono giving her props: demmiblue Oct 2018 #7
She is a Democrat Sanity Claws Oct 2018 #8

inwiththenew

(972 posts)
3. I think she figured she was going down so may as well go down swinging
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 02:25 PM
Oct 2018

The latest polls were bad. I thank her though.

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)
8. She is a Democrat
Fri Oct 5, 2018, 08:59 AM
Oct 2018

I don't understand why everyone is saying this is so courageous of her. We should be able to assume that a Democrat should stand up to an unqualified political hack being pushed by Republicans.
That being said, I am grateful that she made such a forceful statement.

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