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louis c

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38. Thank you, Peggy, you get my point

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:45 PM

Oct 2018

This battle was lost in 2016 because too many of our coalition didn't get it.

The most telling exit poll for 2016 is this; Nearly 1 in 5 voters (19%) voted for President based solely on the Supreme Court appointment. Of those 19%, 56% voted for Trump and 42% voted for Hillary. That 14% divided by 5 amounts to nearly 3% of the overall vote, which would have swung that election our way.

Now, it seems, every Democrat gets it, now that it's too late. If Kavanaugh goes down (which, I hope he does) it will negatively affect us in the mid-terms and we will still get a Conservative Justice in his place.

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Please don't flame me, but we could be better off politically with a Kav. confirmation [View all] louis c Oct 2018 OP

We can't live in fear of a Trumpanzee turnout at the polls dalton99a Oct 2018 #1

+1 I'm with you on that. It's hard to put the genie back in the bottle. OnDoutside Oct 2018 #56

If We Survive PaulX2 Oct 2018 #2

I have seen this idea discussed elsewhere, and I agree with you. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #3

Thank you, Peggy, you get my point louis c Oct 2018 #38

It could very well work out that we control Congress and can then investigate Kavanaugh brewens Oct 2018 #4

Impeach him? and then what? He'll still be on the bench themaguffin Oct 2018 #11

Federal judges are civil officers and thus fall within the jurisdiction of Article 2, Section 4 LanternWaste Oct 2018 #20

but it still requires the Senate, no? themaguffin Oct 2018 #23

Last Supreme Ct Justice impeachment was 1805 irisblue Oct 2018 #30

Would take 67 and Kav doesn't strike me as the surrendering type Amishman Oct 2018 #57

people are all over the place with this qazplm135 Oct 2018 #5

Shall we call this the Sarandon strategy? Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #6

That was my first thought. Croney Oct 2018 #29

The Sarandon Position Cost Us a Branch of Government louis c Oct 2018 #33

some things transcend political calculations lapfog_1 Oct 2018 #7

And replacing him with who? louis c Oct 2018 #40

not a rapist? lapfog_1 Oct 2018 #42

His next Federalist Society placement on the court will mean they win the war eleny Oct 2018 #8

But if Kavanaugh goes down, and we lose the Senate louis c Oct 2018 #34

We're boxed in if we don't win the Senate eleny Oct 2018 #47

fuck that. we shouldn't normalize and accept white male rapists JI7 Oct 2018 #9

Nope. honest.abe Oct 2018 #10

Absolutely. themaguffin Oct 2018 #12

Also it helps that he would have a ton of investigations Tiggeroshii Oct 2018 #13

Lots of good sense, but most common thought is the Republicans Hortensis Oct 2018 #14

No need to flame you, you self immolated on ur own, lol BootinUp Oct 2018 #15

A win in Congress is for a couple of years; Kavanaugh would be in the Supreme Court for decades muriel_volestrangler Oct 2018 #16

I'm done being captive to conservative anger, based in reality or fantasy gratuitous Oct 2018 #17

No. He's a liar and a serial sexual assaulter. He hates women. Just no. Squinch Oct 2018 #18

You miss the forest for the trees Charlotte Little Oct 2018 #19

+++ Yes this it - in a nutshell FakeNoose Oct 2018 #22

HELL NO. No "short term" gain is worth the "long term" hell. BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #21

If this guy gets on the court elections might not matter standingtall Oct 2018 #24

Who makes the next appointment? louis c Oct 2018 #35

Exactly. Dave Starsky Oct 2018 #39

Does not matter if repukes keep the senate and they probably will by standingtall Oct 2018 #48

I don't agree. Blue_true Oct 2018 #25

Who is this mercuryblues Oct 2018 #26

I'd agree if Bernie made the replacement choice, but alas louis c Oct 2018 #41

Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #43

I disagree .. If Kav goes down -- they will be despirited Le Gaucher Oct 2018 #27

I don't think the conservative voters are "elastic" based on emotions. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #28

A Kavanaugh Confirmation Would Certainly Pump Up the Democratic Base louis c Oct 2018 #36

So would a defeat EffieBlack Oct 2018 #46

I agree.... Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #31

The Problem with This Debate Is Leith Oct 2018 #32

Kavanaugh's Replacement will not be a Liberal Justice louis c Oct 2018 #37

This makes sense IF we know that Heitkamp, Manchin et al will lose because of their "no" votes Alhena Oct 2018 #44

That's easy to say from a position of privilege EffieBlack Oct 2018 #45

Actually, it's short term. 5 weeks from today louis c Oct 2018 #49

You think that winning Congress in 2018 is worth letting Kavanaugh onto the Court for life? EffieBlack Oct 2018 #54

We should fight as hard as we can to stop Kavanaugh... louis c Oct 2018 #58

I seem to recall people hoping Trump would win the R nomination because he would be easy to beat inwiththenew Oct 2018 #50

The only reason they're pushing Kav is to say "fuck you" to democrats. Initech Oct 2018 #51

Sorry, I'm tired of playing the Blue_Tires Oct 2018 #52

I would agree if we can prevent this seat from ever being filled until we have a Dem. Pres. louis c Oct 2018 #55

And, we all lose morally. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #53