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Why Kavanaugh vote pre midterms? To pressure red state dem senators, MO, WV, etc (Original Post)
bobbieinok
Sep 2018
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tammywammy
(26,582 posts)1. Doesn't the next court session start 1 October? n/t
manor321
(3,344 posts)2. The more obvious reason is they might lose the Senate
And therefore don't want to risk delays.
BigmanPigman
(51,600 posts)3. I was wondering about that but thought it was a stupid question.
No one seems to be addressing the timing of the vote. If he does get the axe are they going to try to get someone else in under the wire too?
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)4. would be ironic....
if those senators voted no.