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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 3

    McConnell had some royal fuckups after he became Majority Leader but I assume cloture means he has the votes. Susan Collins caves again!!!

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      1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 3

        All of you suggesting this may be bluster -- I'll cede to your evidence of past bluster.

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      2. It is what it is‏ @ECU_ALUM Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel @KatCapps

        He's trying to force the issue. Something interesting to note. Only McConnell, Graham, Grassley, and Trump have come to Kavanaugh's aid. Everyone else has been very quiet and there are plenty of people coming forward to discredit him.

        2 replies 9 retweets 49 likes
      3. Mark Kind, Esq.‏ @overlanderpark Oct 3
        Replying to @ECU_ALUM @emptywheel @KatCapps

        There's no reason for any other GOPer to speak up. No one is sticking a microphone in their faces. This is a freeby for them.

        1 reply 1 retweet 22 likes
      4. It is what it is‏ @ECU_ALUM Oct 3
        Replying to @overlanderpark @emptywheel @KatCapps

        Point taken.

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      2. Greg Dworkin‏Verified account @DemFromCT Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel

        probably has the votes but in this one case McConnell needs to send nom to floor with or without votes. Can't be pulled. WH won't allow it.

        6 replies 5 retweets 77 likes
      3. Blank Slate‏ @blankslate2017 Oct 3
        Replying to @DemFromCT @emptywheel

        He didn’t have the votes for the ACA. He doesn’t have the votes now.

        5 replies 3 retweets 54 likes
      4. Andrew‏ @AcunaAndrew Oct 3
        Replying to @blankslate2017 @DemFromCT @emptywheel

        I’d bet on he does but I thought that about the ACA repeal and I was wrong. Bet on him being confirmed, though.

        3 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      5. Eric Schmeltzer‏ @JustSchmeltzer Oct 3
        Replying to @AcunaAndrew @blankslate2017 and

        He truly thought he had the votes on ACA. No doubt he believe he does, now

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      6. Major Kickass‏ @Douche_McGraw Oct 4
        Replying to @JustSchmeltzer @AcunaAndrew and

        He has the votes. That FBI report, however much a sham it is, gives cover to Flake and Collins and Murkowski and, yeah, even Manchin, to vote to confirm.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Blank Slate‏ @blankslate2017 Oct 4
        Replying to @Douche_McGraw @JustSchmeltzer and

        Manchin is not likely to vote yes imo. He doesn't want to be the lone Dem. That puts pressure on Collins/Murkowski. They should take the max heat for a bad vote.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Andrew‏ @AcunaAndrew Oct 4
        Replying to @blankslate2017 @Douche_McGraw and

        They think they won't pay politically for it at the polls (or they've decided "fuck it, we're gonna burn in flames anyway, let's go for it).

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      2. Matt‏ @mttyspn Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel

        He's invoked cloture prematurely before....

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      3. Geoff Johnson‏ @GeofftheJohnson Oct 3
        Replying to @mttyspn

        pic.twitter.com/YRUXjQYTsO

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      2. (((Erin Conroy)))‏ @chargrille Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel

        It seems impossible that the FBI did anything remotely approaching a thorough investigation. Still two more days left to contact all the Georgetown & Yale classmates who say he's lying.https://www.newsweek.com/brett-kavanaugh-investigation-i-read-mark-judges-book-wasted-heres-what-fbi-1151447 …

        3 replies 6 retweets 13 likes
      3. CCJudge‏ @NastyOldWomyn Oct 3
        Replying to @chargrille @emptywheel

        Read the new New Yorker piece by @JaneMayerNYer & @RonanFarrow — the FBI didn’t even try to interview witnesses who substantiated Ramirez’s story, much less Julie Swetnick, even witnesses who approached the FBI. It was all a sham

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      1. Will Henline‏ @WillHenline Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel

        You can’t cave if you were always a yes.pic.twitter.com/ry5wpSp40o

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      2. 6-10 Island‏ @zjwhitman Oct 3
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I assume this means Susan Collins plans on doing something other than being a Senator after 2020

        3 replies 1 retweet 71 likes
      3. Shawn Peirce‏ @_silversmith Oct 3
        Replying to @zjwhitman @emptywheel

        Unless @SenatorCollins plans on moving to another country, I’d suggest she vote NO. Just because she’s out of the Senate doesn’t mean folks shouldn’t make every day for the rest of her life a living hell, just as Kavanaugh & an illegitimate SCOTUS will do for millions.

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