- Aug 4, 2009
- 281,154
- 140,589
- 2,615
Mitch does not have any brownie points with any of the three.There has never been a vacancy to the court for which the sitting president did not appoint a replacement
Obama does not count?
Obama did appoint someone, or nominated i guess is the proper term. Merrick Garland.
Trump can nominate all he wants
It is the confirmation that will be contentious
Yep. Pubs control the Senate, however. It will be contentious for sure, but there will be a vote and the nominee will be seated. Little doubt about it, really.
Not so easy
I see Murkowski,Collins and Romney blocking a vote
That makes it 50-50
We'll see.
IMO, they'll posture, horsetrade, then come up up with a justification, preen for the cameras and vote. Even if they cant convince one of the 3 to do so, which is unlikely, IMO, there is a tiebreaker vote. That's the VP, Pence.
Bread and circuses about to commence. The outcome is I'd say 90% certain.
Corey Gardner is another candidate trying to distance himself from Trump
If he wins, Kelly can take office in November in Arizona
Either way, there are going to be some outraged politicians