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    1. Tom Watson‏Verified account @tomwatson 22 Dec 2018

      Tom Watson Retweeted Jeet Heer

      Did you miss the wave? C'mon.https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1076534316723712000 …

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      Jeet HeerVerified account @HeerJeet
      It's true that the left wants to win and change the world while liberals want to just cry about losing. Glad that Chait sees that. https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1076497992180469760 …
      6 replies 13 retweets 104 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @tomwatson

      If winning elections were enough to defeat GOP extremism then the problem would've been solved in 2008 and 2012.

      8 replies 4 retweets 152 likes
    3. Tom Watson‏Verified account @tomwatson 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Wait, you referenced losing, not me! 😕

      2 replies 0 retweets 53 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @tomwatson

      "Losing" in this case goes beyond elections. The GOP has lost the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 elections, yet have a stranglehold on the Supreme Court which might actually get worse in the next 2 years. That should give liberals some pause.

      7 replies 10 retweets 113 likes
    5. Joe Ro‏ @joero3 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet @tomwatson

      What exactly are you suggesting liberals do differently.

      5 replies 2 retweets 24 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @joero3 @tomwatson

      For one thing, take the courts more seriously (Obama was really bad at that in first term; should've put in a lot more judges & gotten Breyer & RBG to resign). Push for broad electoral reforms (voting rights, challenges to electoral college, etc.)

      225 replies 24 retweets 232 likes
    7. Chris Dominicci  🐝‏ @PhillipandI 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

      Dude, Merrick Garland. Jesus.

      1 reply 6 retweets 133 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Dec 2018
      Replying to @PhillipandI @joero3 @tomwatson

      Um, the point is to fill the courts when the Dems enjoy majorities or super-majorities (as Obama had in 2009 and 2010). GOP can only pull a Merrick Garland when they control Senate.

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        1. Clancy, Use the Remote‏ @RemoteClancy 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          Your hindsight is still perfect. Congratulations. If only we could correct for the linear nature of the progression of time, right?

          1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
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        2. Joe Rose‏ @joe_rose_ 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          So...Obama should have forced RBG and Breyer to resign during the first two years of his presidency, when they were *gasp* 8 years younger than they are now? How would that have worked? Is there any precedent for a POTUS forcing out a SC Justice?

          2 replies 1 retweet 41 likes
        3. Clancy, Use the Remote‏ @RemoteClancy 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @joe_rose_ @HeerJeet and

          TBF, he's referencing the federal courts broadly, not simply SCOTUS. Obama was slow to fill positions at first and it killed him when GOP broke marginal Dem super majority in '10. But, in reality, it only existed for 7-8 months due to Kennedy's death.

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        1. D S George  🇺🇦 🌻  ☮️‏ @DoniGeorge1 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          They fillibustered EVERY judge he nominated once McConnell had his majority- Harry Reid ended up going partially nuclear to get cabinet and district judges seated -then McConnel blew that up on all judges when Trump got it- Obama had hands tied

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        2. AKing  🇺🇸‏ @aking4democracy 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          I imagine it’s easier to narrate 10 years after the fact than to anticipate GOP evils 6 years in advance no one saw this coming

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        1. John Sen‏ @Millsen036 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          Dems made many judicial appointments, and the first changes to filibuster rule in 40 years to get more appointments in 2014. Very basis of your tweet is factually wrong.

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        1. Debie Lynne‏ @Debie_Lynne 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          So is your solution to just pray justices die?

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        2. Lock Him Up‏ @CobbysKid 23 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @joero3 @tomwatson

          Reid had to end the judicial filibuster in order to get judges approved.

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        3. hibernatin' walrus  🌹 🧦 🥑‏ @realWalrusAcct 22 Jan 2019
          Replying to @CobbysKid @HeerJeet and

          And he was able to do so. Could have used that to get 2 more Supreme Court justices replaced too.

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