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(63,875 posts)LandOfHopeAndDreams
(872 posts)YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)LandOfHopeAndDreams
(872 posts)But he's going to vote Yes for the final vote as well.
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)emulatorloo
(44,131 posts)Cloture votes arent always the same as the final vote.
Manchin has not said what his final vote will be. Given his protectiveness of the ACA it way well be a no.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)still_one
(92,219 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Very self centered.
mobeau69
(11,145 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)SkipG
(70 posts)and I'm in my 70's.
JHan
(10,173 posts)QC
(26,371 posts)triron
(22,007 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)k8conant
(3,030 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)k8conant
(3,030 posts)mobeau69
(11,145 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)You either let his nomination linger and allow McConnell to endlessly call votes on him, which is what happens if cloture fails, or you advance to a final vote and end it there.
Manchin typically votes with repubs when passage is already certain. Whether or not he is a yea on the final vote is dependent upon Flake/Collins. He won't be vote 50, but he may be 51-52 if passage is assured.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)mobeau69
(11,145 posts)book_worm
(15,951 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)I don't recall now whether he railed against Manchin to his crowd, but I'm pretty sure I heard him mention Patrick Morrisey's name. Regardless, I can bet that when this confirmation is over Donald Trump will go full on to elect his republican opponent. Joe Manchin has no excuse voting to confirm Kavenaugh.
There is one hope. We know Diane Feinstein will have words with him today. If there really is a blue wave this year, Joe Manchin can be cut out of the after party in the form of senate committee appointments. That will hamstring him in bringing home the pork.