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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:19 PM Jun 2018

Ex-GOP strategist Schmidt: Dems should 'do everything conceivable' to block Trump SCOTUS nomination

BY JOE CONCHA - 06/27/18 05:48 PM EDT

Former GOP presidential campaign manager Steve Schmidt said Wednesday that "Democrats should dig in hard" and "do everything they conceivably can do to block" President Trump's Supreme Court nomination.

"And for the fabric of our democracy, Democrats should dig in hard here and do everything they conceivably can do to block this nomination, any nomination from going forward until after we see what happens in the midterm election," Schmidt said in a phone interview on MSNBC, where he serves as a political analyst.

Schmidt, who previously worked for Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign, has been one of Trump's harshest critics on the network. He announced this month he would leave the Republican party and start voting for Democrats.

Schmidt's comments come after Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced their intention to vote on the president's selection to replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy in the fall, prompting widespread criticism from Democrats and setting up what promises to be a highly contentious confirmation process.

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Ex-GOP strategist Schmidt: Dems should 'do everything conceivable' to block Trump SCOTUS nomination (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

Dig in hard mrgorth Jun 2018 #1

wrong rtracey Jun 2018 #3

Who is behind this sudden Stein theme? I hate her too, but fer fuck sake, that was 2016. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #7

hmmmm lest we forget rtracey Jun 2018 #10

And how does bitter rumination solve the problem now? Do you have a time machine? lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #11

never forget rtracey Jun 2018 #12

Kennedy was never on our side anyway wellst0nev0ter Jun 2018 #6

By any means necessary dalton99a Jun 2018 #2

I guess steve I struggling with the vagaries of mathematics BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #4

I have the same question Raven123 Jun 2018 #5

We still have the legislative Filibuster. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #8

Anything we do will still be less than what McConnell did to us spanone Jun 2018 #9

mrgorth

(3,431 posts)

1. Dig in hard

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:21 PM

Jun 2018

Kennedy fucked us but good.

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

3. wrong

Reply to mrgorth (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:25 PM

Jun 2018

Kennedy did not fuck us, nor would any liberal Justice who may die. we got fucked by the Russian interference and by the shits who felt Hillary Clinton would be worse for this country then Donald Trump. I am talking the Jill Stein voters, the Libertarian supporters, the fat-assed shits who sat home and did not vote....they are the ones that fucked us, and most likely they will reap the "benefits" of their choices.......too bad

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

7. Who is behind this sudden Stein theme? I hate her too, but fer fuck sake, that was 2016.

Reply to rtracey (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jun 2018

We need to address problems NOW in 2018!

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

10. hmmmm lest we forget

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:17 PM

Jun 2018

The presidential election was 2016 also.....are we forgetting that. Keep this is the ears, maybe it might sink in.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

11. And how does bitter rumination solve the problem now? Do you have a time machine?

Reply to rtracey (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:19 PM

Jun 2018

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

12. never forget

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:27 PM

Jun 2018

NEVER FORGET.....I still hear people bringing up Bush/Gore, The 3.5 million votes Hillary got over Trump, The screwing John Kerry got when swiftboated, Benghazi, e-mails, etc...... you keep it out of your mind, fine.... I want to be opposite. I want everyone to remember what was done to our Party and I want everyone to who "claims" to be democrat, progressive, liberal, too never forget.