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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

    Chris Geidner Retweeted Justin Sink

    This is where it appears things stand. With Murkowski a no and Flake an all-but-certain yes, the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court will come down to the Republican senator from Maine and the Democratic senator from West Virginia.https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/1048242529433477120 …

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    Justin SinkVerified account @justinsink
    Basically, seems like we're down to Collins and Manchin. Kavanaugh can lose one but not both for confirmation.
    10:46 AM - 5 Oct 2018
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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        If confirmed, the best Kavanaugh could do, given what we know, would be a 51-49 vote — the closest Supreme Court confirmation vote of any sitting justice. Justice Thomas was confirmed on a 52-48 vote.

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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        More on this, from me —> Brett Kavanaugh's Final Supreme Court Vote Will Be One Of The Closest In US History, No Matter How It Turns Outhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/kavanaugh-vote-supreme-court-historic …

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      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Now up: Sen. Susan Collins.

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      5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Collins is talking about how Democrats and special interest groups opposed Kavanaugh as or before his name was even announced.pic.twitter.com/CBS8WiJulf

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      6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        “I have always opposed litmus tests,” Collins says. She notes her votes for Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch.

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      7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Needless to say, Collins sounds like a yes — pushing back on the legal arguments against Kavanaugh that have been advanced during the original confirmation hearings for Kavanaugh. Thus far, she’s not raised the sexual assault allegations or Kavanaugh’s testimony last week.

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      8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        (Collins’ open about Democrats obviously ignored the fact that Republicans and the right’s special interest groups’ immediate support was similarly ready for multiple possible nominees. Especially under Trump, where we have a list, this was a bit over-the-top.)

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      9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Did Susan Collins not exist for the past three weeks?

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      10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Has Lisa Blatt, just cited by Collins, commented since the Ford allegations were made public?

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      11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Here we go: Collins is talking about Ford.

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      12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        The presumption of innocence, due process, and fairness bear on Collins’ thinking, she says, “and I cannot abandon them.”

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      13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Collins hasn’t said it yet, but she is clearly a yes vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Unless Flake (or someone unexpected) changes his or her planned vote, Kavanaugh will be confirmed as a justice on Saturday.

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      14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        “I do not believe that these charges can fairly prevent Judge Kavanaugh from serving on the Supreme Court,” Sen. Susan Collins says, concluding that, in her view, the accusations by Ford failed to meet a “more likely than not” standard that Collins is using to judge them.

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      15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Oct 5

        Sen. Lamar Alexander just compared Sen. Susan Collins to Sen. Margaret Chase Smith. ... Smith famously led the charge against a nominee from her own party: Nixon #SCOTUS nominee Clement Haynsworth Jr. (McConnell echoed the Smith-Collins comparison as well.)

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      1. Old Rant Dump‏ @TrumpinTheShark Oct 5
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        Congrats to Susan Collins on her forthcoming appearance alongside Matt Damon in a beer-chugging cold open tomorrow.

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      1. Susies Andb  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @susiesandb Oct 5
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        So depressing

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      2. Nancy Levine‏ @nancylevine Oct 5
        Replying to @chrisgeidner

        ☎️CALL @SenatorCollins 202-224-2523 Tell Susan Collins: 📞"Innocent until proven guilty" is a standard used in criminal law 📞This is job interview. Kavanaugh lied to Congress - Disqualification 📞FBI investigation was a sham - Silenced many witnesses #NoOnKavanaugh #Maine

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      1. Zorro‏ @andreafed Oct 5
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        @senatorcollins @joemanchin NO KAVANAUGH! For God's sake, don't put this monster on the Supreme Court! #NoKavanaugh

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