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pstokely

(10,541 posts)
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 06:53 PM Jun 2018

Newly open seat on Supreme Court puts pressure on McCaskill in key Senate race

Source: Kansas City Star

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will be closely watched as the Senate weighs a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Kennedy was considered the high court’s swing vote throughout his three-decade tenure on the court, and the debate over his replacement promises to galvanize voters across the political spectrum.

McCaskill’s likely GOP opponent, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, signaled Wednesday that he intends to make the issue his new focus in the campaign.

McCaskill voted against President Donald Trump’s previous nominee to the Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch. The Missouri Democrat said Wednesday that she will wait to discuss the criteria she’ll use to vet Kennedy’s replacement until after Trump makes a nomination.

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article213952139.html

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Newly open seat on Supreme Court puts pressure on McCaskill in key Senate race (Original Post) pstokely Jun 2018 OP
McCaskill as usual will steer down the middle bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #1
We know Heitkamp and Manchin will likely vote Yea for a Trump nominee madville Jun 2018 #3
Sen McCaskill will spend the next 4 months chasing after republican KCDebbie Jun 2018 #5
We know Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly are likely Yea-D votes for a Trump nominee madville Jun 2018 #2
If Barack Obama's Senate seat... NOMOGOP Jun 2018 #4

bucolic_frolic

(43,548 posts)
1. McCaskill as usual will steer down the middle
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 07:27 PM
Jun 2018

She won her last race, obviously, and polls are running against Republicans nationally. The idea that Democratic Senators in red Trump states will have to side with Trump to get re-elected is by no means airtight. Voters are angry and afraid, as are Democratic party faithful. This is the year to juice up our own base.

madville

(7,413 posts)
3. We know Heitkamp and Manchin will likely vote Yea for a Trump nominee
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 07:32 PM
Jun 2018

Donnelly-IN-D also voted Yea for Grouch along with those two. Will likely sail through with a couple of votes to spare if they appear somewhat sane.

 

KCDebbie

(664 posts)
5. Sen McCaskill will spend the next 4 months chasing after republican
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 10:24 PM
Jun 2018

voters, voters who would never lower themselves to vote for her.

Meanwhile, instead of energizing Dem voters to come out and vote for her, she will continue to ignore the issues (higher minimum wages, healthcare for all, increased spending for public education) of black and brown and working-class voters, the voters who may stay home on election night because they already think all may be lost!

madville

(7,413 posts)
2. We know Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly are likely Yea-D votes for a Trump nominee
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 07:29 PM
Jun 2018

That right there puts them at 54 Yes votes. They could even afford to lose Flake, Corker and McCain and still not need Pence to step in.

 

NOMOGOP

(87 posts)
4. If Barack Obama's Senate seat...
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 10:05 PM
Jun 2018

was "golden". Imagine what a vote here or there on this SCOTUS seat is? Billions?

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