Republicans Look to Flip Manchin on SCOTUS Vote

[RandySF]

“Republicans know that they cannot unilaterally block Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from confirmation if Democrats unite to support President Biden’s nominee in the 50-50 Senate,” the New York Times reports.

“But some of them are working to pick off votes for her in the president’s party, focusing in particular on Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, the centrist Democrat who has broken ranks on major issues and whose state is solidly conservative.”



https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/23/us/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court/conservatives-are-pressuring-manchin-to-oppose-jackson?referringSource=articleShare

[Lovie777]

1. Give him money . ...

that will do it.

[Emile]

2. Beat me to it!

[lagomorph777]

16. Just buy out his damned fossil fool companies and be done with this crap.

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. It'll be so bad if that asshole ruins this.

I’ve been worried about this from beginning. So far, he’s been good on judges, hopefully he keeps it up but I’m not holding my breath.

[JoanofArgh]

4. I think they'd have more luck with Sinema.

[ZonkerHarris]

14. She can be bought so much cheaper than Joe.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. sure, already shown he can be bought

[JohnSJ]

6. He won't. He has thus far supported all of Biden's nominees. I even suspect there may be a couple

of republicans that will vote for her confirmation

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Collins or Murkowski will likely vote to confirm, so Manchin can GFH. Nt

[Cyrano]

12. I totally agree

that this will happen unless Collins becomes "concerned."

[Fiendish Thingy]

13. I believe Collins and Murkowski voted to confirm KBJ just last year for appellate court. Nt

[Cyrano]

19. This is a much more visible vote

No one pays attention to who's appointed to the appellate court.

[LenaBaby61]

20. I hear you in theory ..

But some of these same assholes who are giving KBJ a hard to ridiculous to racist time during these confirmation hearings have voted for her court confirmation's in the PAST. This is a whole different story now, because it's clear they do not want an intelligent, strong, fair-minded black women sitting on their Supreme Court. They love self-hating, reich-winged goobers like Clarence Thomas who along with his racist wife would love to overturn what little constitutional rights this country has left just to suit their reich-winged agendas.

I don't trust a GQP US Taliban putin party member as far as I can throw the Empire State Building. I hope you're right though.

[UTUSN]

15. Mittens too?

[elleng]

17. What about Sasse?

He actually sounds 'reasonable,' to the extent I've caught him.

[Sugarcoated]

22. I'm pretty sure he'll be a yes vote

[elleng]

23. Good.

Thanks

[C_U_L8R]

8. A yacht and a sports car

Seems to be the going price.

[a kennedy]

9. I'm scared to death both DINOS will vote no. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[LenaBaby61]

21. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[LowerManhattanite]

10. Been expecting this...

…wouldn’t surprise me at all if he did, citing “constituent concerns”.

[EarlG]

11. I don't think this is going to work

There isn't really any reason to vote against Brown Jackson. She's obviously qualified. Her appointment wouldn't change the balance of the court, and Republicans already have a 6-3 advantage. They would be spending a ton of political capital in order to block the first Black woman nominated to SCOTUS, and for what?

I think in the end she is going to get some GOP votes. I don't think people like Romney or Murkowski will want to be seen voting against Brown Jackson when really the only reason to oppose her is "we don't like Black people."

[kimbutgar]

18. Ask how much he wants and we can raise the money

Since he’s a brought and paid for political person maybe we the people can buy him off.