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Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:37 PM Jan 2020

Someone should try to find out what McConnell is doing to flip votes on the witness issue.

He must be promising a hell of a lot to get them all to agree.
Is he shoveling money to their campaigns or shoveling it to them individually?
Is Trump dumping cash on them?

Is what they are doing, whatever it is, legal?

There could be a whole new huge can of worms to explore here.

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Someone should try to find out what McConnell is doing to flip votes on the witness issue. (Original Post) Kablooie Jan 2020 OP
For all we know, goons are breaking fingers. Girard442 Jan 2020 #1
Thats what gangsters do. empedocles Jan 2020 #6
Writing checks Corgigal Jan 2020 #2
Big fat $$$$$ 2naSalit Jan 2020 #3
Most likely a mix of carrot and stick related to projects or funding in their states. femmedem Jan 2020 #4
Guessing threats and bribes. Liberal In Texas Jan 2020 #5
"It would be a shame if Putin's goons were upset with your vote" eShirl Jan 2020 #7
Mcconnell's Job is holding his caucus jimfields33 Jan 2020 #8
Sadly - what is probably happening aquamarina Jan 2020 #9
Gave up on Re-electing Cory Gardner. One less vote for witnesses in a vulnerable state Raven123 Jan 2020 #10
Cash Fullduplexxx Jan 2020 #11
Probably threatening to withhold campaign funds and find someone to run against them. Karadeniz Jan 2020 #12
Imagine the arm twisting trump is doing? spanone Jan 2020 #13
He can just get Adelson to write a big check to their Super PAC. No one is the wiser... NCLefty Jan 2020 #14

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
6. Thats what gangsters do.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:51 PM
Jan 2020

In retrospect, for the little we know now, amazing how much cash epstein accumulated - so suspiciously.

Foreign intelligence services must have taken epstein notice.

femmedem

(8,203 posts)
4. Most likely a mix of carrot and stick related to projects or funding in their states.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:49 PM
Jan 2020

Last edited Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited to add: attack ads and Hannity rants for anyone who breaks rank.

jimfields33

(15,823 posts)
8. Mcconnell's Job is holding his caucus
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:52 PM
Jan 2020

I mean that is what both house and senate majorities do. Number crunchers to ensure they have numbers to pass things.

 

aquamarina

(1,865 posts)
9. Sadly - what is probably happening
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:53 PM
Jan 2020

is that McConnell and his goons are arguing since there won't ever be 67 votes to remove, they should put a lid on any more damning information from being publicized from the Senate floor. To me, it's that simple. Just shut it down now, throw more NRA/Russian money at incombents, fire up the Russian hackers and hope for a 2016 repeat in November.

Karadeniz

(22,535 posts)
12. Probably threatening to withhold campaign funds and find someone to run against them.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:22 PM
Jan 2020

Didn't we hear that Trump himself was promising senators money if they supported him in a trial.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)
14. He can just get Adelson to write a big check to their Super PAC. No one is the wiser...
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:25 PM
Jan 2020

... unless there's a whistleblower

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