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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo if McConnell doesn't go along ...
... with the delay and pushes a vote through anyway, do any Repubs (including Flake) with half a conscience vote no on the confirmation ??
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So if McConnell doesn't go along ... (Original Post)
rustysgurl
Sep 2018
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qazplm135
(7,654 posts)1. no
he will lament it, then vote yes, reluctantly.
still_one
(98,883 posts)2. It will be a whitewash, and he will go along
Leith
(7,864 posts)3. It Remains to Be Seen
Don't hold your breath on any rethug find a conscience, even half of one.
manor321
(3,344 posts)4. I'd assume there are promises to vote no
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Grassley was always free to move this to the full Senate even if the committee voted against Kavanaugh. So the delay is a small ray of hope. Now we can have the Avenatti media blitz and other things.
Bobbie Jo
(14,344 posts)5. Do they even need Flake?