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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Sep 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted John Nichols

      My colleague John Nichols is right on the money here. This is a time to fight.https://twitter.com/NicholsUprising/status/1307176176432152577 …

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      John NicholsVerified account @NicholsUprising
      It’s virtually impossible for a nominee to be vetted, considered by the Judiciary Committee, and voted upon by the full Senate in the 6 weeks before Nov. 3. And it may not be possible after that. Do not give up on the righteous fight to #SaveTheCourt. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-fervent/ …
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Sep 2020

      2. Anyone who has read me will know that I'm a pretty pessimistic about American democracy, asymmetric polarization and Mitch McConnell. I've never thought that the GOP could ever break in any large numbers from Trump or not support Gorsuch & Kavanaugh. But....

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Sep 2020

      3. I think this time the situation is more fluid than before. There's only 6 weeks till the election, this isn't replacing a GOP seat (i.e. Scalia and Kennedy) but a Dem one, and there's some genuine reasons for some in GOP to be careful.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Sep 2020

          4. There are a couple of wild cards, one of which is that Trump might nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett -- he kind of owes the Christian right and it makes sense for him to nominate a woman. But Barrett would also really throw the whole abortion issue front and center.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Sep 2020

          5. If it's Barrett then there's no plausible deniability. A vote for her would be a vote to end Roe. The election would be about Roe. It's a real gamble. But if he doesn't pick Barrett, there's risk of alienating some powerful allies. The situation is fluid.

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        1. ]})[{(President Beeblebrox)}]({[‏ @RealZaphod42 18 Sep 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Now do after Nov.3

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        1. nate bowling (نيت بولينج)‏Verified account @nate_bowling 18 Sep 2020
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          This is not true. There aren't six weeks. Early voting has started in Virginia and elsewhere. I got my overseas ballot this morning and will cast it in a moment. Election Day has already begun.

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        2. Joe‏ @Hoopdata 18 Sep 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          As a Dem, with the large caveat that the election results don't find their way in the hands of SCOTUS, I'd much prefer the GOP rushes through a nominee, preferably a white dude. Dems will turn out like never before in history and will have to pack the courts in February.

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        3. Joe‏ @Hoopdata 18 Sep 2020
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          There's no reason the Dems shouldn't do this regardless, given GOP actions the past decade, but this is the kick in the butt they need. And we can organize to push for a large package of structural reforms all at once early in leg session, to avoid midterm backlash.

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        2. Pure Malarkey‏ @puremalarkey 18 Sep 2020
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          they can also allow a few strategic defections if someone *really* thinks it’d be a negative for them

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        1. Big Pizza  🍕‏ @EZaketz 18 Sep 2020
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          I’m sorry but this is still incredibly naïve

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        1. Pure Malarkey‏ @puremalarkey 18 Sep 2020
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          on one hand the preferences of the weak and ineffectual liberal opposition and the tatters of institutional norms vs. red meat for the base, raw political power, and leadership that will happily jam a Heritage ghoul asap yeah, we know how this one ends

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