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mr_liberal

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7. Because he didnt change the balance of the court.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 01:35 PM

Aug 2017

He just replaced Scalia. She will vote against the next one if she thinks it would overturn Roe v Wade. Moderate republicans have voted against very conservative judges in the past like Bork.

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Fielding anti-choice candidates isn't going to fool anyone [View all] marylandblue Aug 2017 OP

A voice of reason wryter2000 Aug 2017 #1

By the same token, if a far left candidate runs in a red district that will get clobbered. tonyt53 Aug 2017 #2

Kinda the smae outcome either way zipplewrath Aug 2017 #4

Most votes are a complex choice forced into a binary box marylandblue Aug 2017 #8

Exactly! Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #3

A moderate pro-choice Republican will vote against very conservative judges, mr_liberal Aug 2017 #5

No Republican voted against Gorsuch marylandblue Aug 2017 #6

Because he didnt change the balance of the court. mr_liberal Aug 2017 #7

I bet she votes party line, but we'll see marylandblue Aug 2017 #9

Murkowski is probably it. There aren't many moderate republicans left. mr_liberal Aug 2017 #11

Good point, the right would still vote against them YCHDT Aug 2017 #10