Discussion: Heitkamp Will Vote 'No' On Kavanaugh

Finally showing a bit of spine, or has she finally realized there’s little real support for Kavanaugh?

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The floodgates open! Kidding. Party lines folks, party lines.

Party above country, the unofficial motto of the modern GOP. Carpe per diem.

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Thank you Senator!

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I second the thanks! Manchin, you have NO reason not to vote no. Let them confirm him by two votes.

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It appears only women have balls these days.

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And don’t burst into tears every other minute about their private anguish! :smile:

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This is such a crap news day.

Thank goodness there is one piece of good news.

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Now that’s some gonads!

Now, let’s see if Manchin has any.

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I’ve hoped she’d do this: it’s seemed to me that a ā€œyesā€ vote wouldn’t gain her any GOP votes and would lose her the center-left support (and volunteers) she needs if she’s to have a shot at surviving, and a ā€œnoā€ vote might just energize some languishing Dem-leaners and apolitical women to come out for her, without losing folks who weren’t going to vote for her anyway. And she is a woman, and a Democrat, so I’d like to think it’s a sincerely held position in any event. Thank you, Senator.

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Making a donation to her campaign tonight because of this.

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Good for you. What does it profit a (wo)man to gain the [North Dakota Senate seat] and lose her soul? This is honestly the closest I’ve been to happy all day.

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This is one of the better statements I’ve read on this matter.

Manchin is probably a ā€˜no’ at this point. He doesn’t want to be known as the 50th or 51st vote. The GOP has to own this. This puts a lot of pressure on Collins/Murkowski. They’ll have to fully own putting a lying rapist on the high court.

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Personally, this day has felt almost exactly like 11/9/16; I’ve barely been able to read or watch the news. Glancing at the occasional headline here, but this is the first comment thread I’ve had the heart to hit.

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Mine is already on its way via the series of tubes known as the internet.

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Good let it be 1005 partisan with the fewest votes possible and when the truth comes out let the Rapepublican party eat it…

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Send Heidi some dough if you can!

https://secure.democratsenators.org/o/502/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=13237

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Her choice is to vote ā€œNoā€ and have the Republicans label her as a traitor and try to tear her down, or vote ā€œYesā€ and have the Republicans label her as a traitor and try to tear her down.

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Good

Yep.

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