Romney says NO...

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[Claustrum]

1. I knew he would. Now we need 3 more (not the one from months ago)

[Blue_true]

5. Murkowski is a No. She has a few principles, I believe that she will hold. nt

[JHB]

23. No until after the inauguration? Or No until after the election...

...leaving wiggle room during the Lame Duck session?

Big difference. Moreso if she holds to it.

[Blue_true]

26. She wants the next President seated first. nt

[rpannier]

70. She said no lame duck vote

Biden wins, she will not support a new justice
Trump wins, he's not a lame duck

[grantcart]

28. Kelly becomes the Senator elect after November 3rd, if he wins.

The election is to fill a temporary appointment and not the beginning of a new term

Kelly has to run again in 2 years.

AZ Republic has an article on the subject but it is behind a paywall.

[onetexan]

55. OMG thats right. There is a path forward.

Thank u for pointing this out!

[LisaM]

60. Well, that's good news.

I didn't realize that (I mean, I knew that it was a temporary appointment, but I didn't realize it ended on Election Day). That's good news.

[grantcart]

68. I am relaying something written in AZ Republic, it will depend on the precise writing of

AZ law, but I would assume that once AZ Sec of State certifies the election result McSally would no longer be the temporary Senator.

There is also an election in GA to fill a temp appointment.

[karynnj]

63. In January 2010, when Scott Brown was elected, the Democrats agreed

That they could not rush through a vote in the Senate on a Senate House conference version of the ACA having the appointed SEnator Kirk as the 60th vote after Brown won, but before he was elected. Instead the House had to pass the already passed Senate bill.

[Statistical]

2. I want to hear it from Romney himself but I will take any good new right now. nt

[Celerity]

58. ROMNEY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Reports that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) will NOT vote to confirm a

Trump Supreme Court nominee are “GROSSLY FALSE”

Link to tweet

[colsohlibgal]

3. Hope

There are republicans in a pickle as to what to do. We just need a few maybe just maybe we can save this pick for Joe.

If not, if Hypocrite Mitch rams one through all bets are off. We play nice they kneecap us. No more if that happens.

[smirkymonkey]

4. +1000

[Baclava]

6. 3 defections and they still get a simple majority ruling, with Pence the tie breaker

[orleans]

29. romney makes 5

IF you trust them
from cnn:
Here is a list of four Republicans senators who have said they will oppose a vote before the election:

Maine Sen. Susan Collins told the New York Times, “I think that’s too close, I really do."

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in September said, "Fair is fair," and she would not vote to replace RBG before the election."

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in October 2018 said, "If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump's term, and the primary process has started, we'll wait to the next election. And I've got a pretty good chance of being the Judiciary [Chairman]. Hold the tape."

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said in July he would follow the Biden rule, "I'm just following what was established by the Biden Rule in 1986 and then emphasized by him in 1992... They set the pattern. I didn't set the pattern. But it was very legitimate that you can't have one rule for Democratic presidents and another rule for Republican presidents."


https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-death-live-updates/h_73403b4eaf42724ec9db79154591d223

[AleksS]

37. Zero zero zero way Grassley and Graham stick

to their words.

They wear their hypocrisy like a badge.

[Volaris]

65. Collins wont either. She likes to dress otherwise, but

Nevermind. I dont wanna get banned.

[Baclava]

40. Romney just came out and said the report him voting NO was a lie

[orleans]

42. where did you see that? i don't have cable n/t

[Baclava]

49. Twitter, where else? lol

https://twitter.com/ReedReports

ROMNEY spokesman says report he won't confirm Supreme Court nominee "Grossly False"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiPcFUSWkAAXzVW?format=jpg&name=small

[mahina]

64. Up thread a few posts from his com director

But nothing yet from Himself

[Salviati]

41. None of these are statements from today, correct?

I'd trust any hypothetical musings from months ago about as much as trump in a pageant contest dressing room...

[orleans]

44. cnn had it up n/t

[Salviati]

52. And lindsey's quote is from 2018...

grassley's is from July. The other two are undated. I'm sure as hell not going to trust their musings about some hypothetical situation. I'd be interested to hear what they say now that the situations not hypothetical, but I likely still wouldn't trust them until their vote is in the record.

[AlexSFCA]

7. he voted to impeach trump so it only makes sense

[spooky3]

18. He is popular enough in Utah, and Trump unpopular enough, that he doesn't

run much of a risk standing up to Trump.

[Initech]

9. Mitt is public enemy #1 to the Trumpsters right now.

So that's a very wise move, IMO.

[scarletwoman]

10. I'll wait to celebrate until I see an announcement from Romney himself.

[Eyeball_Kid]

17. Celebrating is not a good idea...

until we know for certain that the vote is cancelled until 2021.

[LudwigPastorius]

33. Exactly.

Romney has said that Roe v. Wade should be overturned since 2007, and I'm sure he'd want to maintain his anti-choice bona fides if he's thinking about winning another election.

On the other hand, he would be 76 years old leading up to the next presidential race, no spring chicken, even for a teetotaling Mormon.

He could actually take this opportunity to stick it to Trump, but despite his impeachment vote, he's not particularly known for his intestinal fortitude.

I think it's a 50/50 proposition, at best, whether he'll stand up to McConnell.

[Hassler]

11. All the Repugs up for reelection should be the targets-- Collins

Phony Joni, Gardner, McSally, Daines. Probably not Lindseed since he'll say anything to get reelected, then flip if he wins. Gardner, Collins and maybe McSally seem the obvious choices as they are in states Biden will win.

[Thekaspervote]

12. Grassley has said no..possibly Warner from NC?

[spooky3]

16. Mark Warner is a Democrat from Virginia. To whom are you referring? nt

[mtngirl47]

20. Tillis is the NC Senator up for reelection and he is a trump toady. n/t

[Upthevibe]

30. TheKaspervote....

Where did you hear that Grassley has said no? If he's a no, and Romney's a no and Murkowski has said no....How many more would we need?

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Don't listen to Jim Dabakis. He's a nutty guy.

He can be funny - and I actually voted for him for mayor when he ran last year (but lost in the primary) but he's not credible. He makes shit up.

[bmpbmp]

14. So it comes down to who trump/mcconnell can "sell" to the predisposed "no" votes.

Those current "no"'s will be negotiable.

[Tribalceltic]

15. we need to put pressure on as many possible no votes as possible!

Extreme pressure!

[Upthevibe]

32. Tribalceltic...

I agree but how? How do we put pressure on and to whom? We KNOW McConnell is evil and isn't one to be dealt with....

[Warpy]

19. Two more are needed

so that we can avoid having Pope Pence break a tie vote.

[marble falls]

21. My money is not on Collins's continued concerns. Her concerns tend to have a short life.

[crickets]

22. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham have said in the past:

Link to tweet

In July, Chuck Grassley said he would not process a nomination to the Supreme Court in 2020 if he were still chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Grassley is no longer chair. Lindsey Graham is.

https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/grassley-ernst-split-on-how-to-proceed-if-supreme-court-vacation-occurs-before-election/article_539416db-0cf9-57bd-8204-110e764a2b49.html

“That’ll be up to his decision because he’s chairman now, but I would have to tell him that I wouldn’t have a hearing,” Grassley said. Even if Graham would hold a hearing on a Trump nominee this year, there’s no guarantee it would come to the floor before the election, Grassley added.

Link to tweet

LINDSEY GRAHAM on March 10, 2016:

“I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination."

Link to tweet

[Oct 2018] Sen. Lindsey Graham justifies his treatment of Merrick Garland: "If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump's term, and the primary process has started, we'll wait to the next election"

For whatever it's worth, there's some past background on how two other Senators have stated they would behave.

[JDC]

24. I'll believe it when I see it. Louise Mensch and Jim Danakis

Are suspect to me

[DesertRat]

25. Romney's comm. director says that is "grossly false"

Link to tweet

[orleans]

35. got a link? n/t

[JHB]

38. Yes, he does. It's the tweet. From Romney's communications Director.

Liz Johnson
@LJ0hnson
Communications Director for @SenatorRomney
. Maine girl, Pats fan, amateur photog. Tweets = my own.

https://twitter.com/LJ0hnson

[BlancheSplanchnik]

45. Wait...wut?? I just breathed the best sigh of relief I've had in weeks, if not more...

This isn’t welcome news.

[DesertRat]

56. The link is the tweet in my post. nt

[orleans]

61. sorry -- i didn't make that connection. too preoccupied tonight i guess.

and by preoccupied i mean exhausted from crying over our tremendous loss.

[DesertRat]

69. I hear you.

Me too.

[Cha]

27. Wow... wth happened to Romney?!

[LudwigPastorius]

46. He still wants to be the GOP nominee for president in 2024.

...more than he wants to stick it to Trump again.

[JHB]

57. We don't know whether anything has happened to him...

His communications director is tweeting that the reported pledge is false (see upthread). Nothing from Mitt himself yet.

[Cha]

62. I read that after I posted.. & I posted like that

because I remember Romney from his 2012 campaign when Steve Benen categorized volumes of Lies & Gaslighting from Mitt about Pres Obama.

So we shall see.

[Demsrule86]

31. Grassley and Murkowski have said they won't confirm until after inauguration.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

48. +2

[Cha]

51. WOW.. I hope turtle head doesn't try to

strong arm them. Threaten them.

[Salviati]

54. are there any quotes from them today?

I don't trust their musings about hypothetical situations from weeks to months ago.

[DallasNE]

34. What Will Sen. Collins Say? n/t

[orleans]

36. see my upthread post 29 n/t

[Hekate]

39. Excellent news

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. I'm actually for real breathing a sigh of relief!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. Need three? More

[Laura PourMeADrink]

50. Ok have three...that makes it 50-50 right? 15 gop senators

On record from 2016 saying they wouldn't confirm in election year.

[czarjak]

53. "Lying for The Lord" is his religion's motto.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

66. +1

[DirkLerxst]

59. I don't trust Mitt on this.

[hamsterjill]

67. NEVER Trust a Republican!

Learn, people! Please.

It’ll be great if Romney, et al grow a conscience, but don’t ever count on it. Hope for it, yes. But do not bank on it.

[Susan Calvin]

71. He's an asshole but right now he's our ass hole. nt