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Collins and Murkowski know in their hearts that the accuser's story is entirely credible. (Original Post) Orangeutan Sep 2018 OP
Long, long, long odds. Long. dchill Sep 2018 #1
Fat chance MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #2
Let us not forget that there is Deb Fischer and Joni Ernst...... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2018 #3
Don't count on integrity from Joni Ernst. madaboutharry Sep 2018 #5
Then her Democratic challenger can use that against her in 2020. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2018 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Cicada Sep 2018 #4
Odds are next to zero. lark Sep 2018 #7
An ice cube tossed into a lava flow lasting more than an hour has better odds. Autumn Sep 2018 #8
The swing point would be if the other kid who was in the room Orangeutan Sep 2018 #9

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,791 posts)
3. Let us not forget that there is Deb Fischer and Joni Ernst......
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 09:34 AM
Sep 2018

Women in Iowa and Nebraska have a choice to make when these Senators come up for re-election as to whether or not they voted for a rapist to be confirmed on the US Supreme Court.

In this era of Trump and the Me Too movement, eyes are on them too.

madaboutharry

(40,220 posts)
5. Don't count on integrity from Joni Ernst.
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 09:40 AM
Sep 2018

She rarely does the right thing. She was silent during the child detainment fiasco at the border and sent her constituents an out of date form letter in response. She is a party hack.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,791 posts)
6. Then her Democratic challenger can use that against her in 2020.
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 09:43 AM
Sep 2018

Which will be the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving Women the right to vote. Ernst votes for Kavanaugh if his hearing goes to a vkte, she risks being branded of supporting a rapost, which will be the truth.

Response to Orangeutan (Original post)

lark

(23,156 posts)
7. Odds are next to zero.
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 09:55 AM
Sep 2018

They are determined (fulsomely bribed?) to vote for this Manchurian candidate, for party and profits, and will not be deterred. At least that is 100% true for Collins, she's signalled this every way possible. Murkowski is keeping quieter, but hopefully his antagonism to the Native American population in Alaska plus the ford hearing to come will move her. Flake is now saying he's considering voting against Kavanaugh so Murkowski's defection would be sufficient if all Dems vote "nay".

HOWEVER, we can't trust Donnelly, Mancin, Heitkamp or Claire (last name jumped out of my head) from MO to vote against him either. Mancin isn't under as much pressure, holds a huge lead in his race but Hawley and Claire are polling close. hope she gets some PAC to fund a big ad for her explaining how horrible Kavanaugh is equating birth control pills with abortions, perjuring himself 3 times, etc. etc.

Orangeutan

(204 posts)
9. The swing point would be if the other kid who was in the room
Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:18 AM
Sep 2018

would tell the truth and confirm the woman's story. But he has already denied it happened, which gives the Repugs enough wiggle room.

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