Potentially good news on the Murkowski front: CALL!

[hlthe2b]

Link to tweet

[backtoblue]

1. K&R nt

[nycbos]

2. I heard Alaskan Natives came out against his nomination.

And they have always supported her.


I think that might weigh on her choice.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. She has her seat because Alaskan natives mounted a write-in campaign.

She knows that she is treading on thin ice if she offends them, and voting to put Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS would have them out with pickaxes.

[nycbos]

11. Got it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Good for them!

CALL THE SENATORS!!!! NOW!
Have YOU called any senators yet?
If you did, THANK YOU!!!!

If you didn't, then JUST DO IT! Pleeeeeeeeease!

Call the Senate NOW! This means men too!
87% of the calls have been made by women...why is this considered a woman's issue? It is a human rights issue!
Call the Senate Judiciary Comm this week...

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members
Call them and tell them that they will NOT get reelected by the majority of the US who is against Kavanaugh.
Call all senators and tell them that they are HYPOCRITES and you only vote for reps who have morals and values and who respect women. RESISTANCE WORKS!
Senate DC directory
[phone]

Call the 8 "iffy" Dem and GOP senators too.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1011&pid=2543

[Amimnoch]

21. No. It's a waste of time.

Ted Cruz ain’t gonna help one damn bit..

But damned if I ain’t doing every f’n thing I can to get Beto in there to change that!

[BigmanPigman]

22. Call the ones who may change their minds

AND support GOTV!

[Oneironaut]

4. As a cynic, I believe this is all theater

I’d like to have optimism, but I don’t. This strikes me as another ruse to try and appease both sides. I hope I’m wrong.

[hlthe2b]

5. So, why don't you just for 36 hours, put your cynisism on hold and CALL! What do U have to lose?

I'm done with DUers posting demoralizing threads. It won't get better if we give up and-- even if we lose we won't feel better that we quit.

[Oneironaut]

7. Everything. I won't blow smoke up others' butts, nor my own.

I can’t pretend that I don’t think these Republicans are Machiavellian liars. They know they’re accountable to Trump’s legion of flying monkeys.

If I’m wrong, come back here. I’ll celebrate with you. I would love to be proven wrong. I want to be wrong more than anything else, because I’m afraid what Kavanaugh will do to this country.

[hlthe2b]

10. WHY the hell are you on DU if all you want to do is demoralize others and do NOTHING yourself?

quitters never win.

[Oneironaut]

12. Because I'm not in the business of making people feel good with something I don't believe.

If you believe Kavanaugh won’t be confirmed, that’s fine. You can believe whatever you want. Imo, you’re being lied to, and given false hope by Senators who care more about appeasing you than doing what is right.

I don’t want to be appeased, and then knifed in the back. Like I said, if I’m wrong, I will gladly celebrate. I don’t want to be right.

[hlthe2b]

13. Letting everyone else fight for YOU, is despicable. Fine, go moan and grown in whatever corner you

find, but don't think I'd celebrate with YOU. Any wins we get on any issue, I'll gladly celebrate with those who tried (even MINIMALLY) to make it happen. But not those who quit and debase those trying to fight against the odds.

[Oneironaut]

14. Actually, you are correct.

While I won’t cede my opinion, I will call. It would be hypocritical not to.

[hlthe2b]

15. Well, then, I toast your efforts. We SHOULD go down fighting if we are to "go down"

[Oneironaut]

16. True. I appreciate the kick in the ass.

Calling Murkowski right now, lest I (unsarcastically) be another Internet whiner who has not made a difference. Thank you.

[whopis01]

23. Thank you!

Thank you for being a thinking person who is willing to change their mind.

I was reading the thread and thought it was going to be another stupid argument about “you are doing it wrong.”, “no - you are doing it wrong”

You surprised me - and made me think about my own thoughts.

I was in the same school of thought as you - but I am going to go make a call now too.

[LakeArenal]

18. I'm with you. Buzz kill posts don't help.

It always reminds me of a Simpson Quote:

Regarding the unruly behavior of a young Ned Flanders, his beatnick father said:

“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.”

That’s what buzz kill posts are supposed to do. Kill buzz. We’ll just buzz on.

That particular post reminds me of another Simpson quote:

“If I wanted smoke up my ass I’d be home with a length of hose and a pack of cigarettes.”

[nycbos]

6. I called my Senators (NY)

To thank them for their no vote. Would they take a call from out of state.

[hlthe2b]

8. YES, they will. I've called Murkowski, Flake, Collins and my own delegation twice weekly for 3 weeks

Give them a zipcode in their state if you feel uncomfortable, say you used to live in the state, or just be 100% honest and tell them you have confidence that that Senator will consider the needs of ALL Americans.

[eleny]

17. Hopefully, she's gathering up her reasons for a No vote

[Scurrilous]

19. K&R

[ZeroSomeBrains]

20. I still don't trust her

I trust murkowski more than collins or flake but nothing is garaunteed. I'm proud of those women who talked with her and shared their stories. I hope murkowski thinks of them when she votes.