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mr_liberal

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11. Murkowski is probably it. There aren't many moderate republicans left.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 01:56 PM

Aug 2017

They (Collins and Murkowski) already signalled that they want to stop Trump from stacking the court with conservatives by trying to make a deal to preserve the filibuster, but Democrats wouldn't go for it because of pressure from the left. Trump would have needed 60 votes to confirm. McCain and Graham would have went for that too.

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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