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In reply to the discussion: Dear Senator Dianne Feinstein: This is not about you. [View all]JohnSJ
(92,494 posts)Hillary in the general election in 2016, and instead either voted for Jill Stein or didn't vote.
Everyone know the Supreme Court was at stake in 2016, and the likes David Sirota, Cornell West, Brianha Joy Gray, Nina Turner, not only refused to vote for Hillary in the general election, but encouraged others to do likewise.
and it didn't take much
In every critical swing state Hillary lost by less than 1%, while in those critical swing states, Jill Stein received 1% of the vote.
This isn't even close to what happened with the Supreme Court after trump was elected.
There are something like twenty nominees currently awaiting floor votes. That delay is not because of Feinstein, and Feinstein is going to be back soon. In the meantime, Feinstein told Schumer if the need arises, to appoint a temporary replacement for her on the judiciary committee.
We also have Manchin and Sinema. Manchin has made declarations that he would have a problem voting on another SC nominee if it was too close to the next Presidential election:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/594196-manchin-would-oppose-on-second-supreme-court-nominee-right-before-midterms/
Fetterman was gone two months, and other Senators have had extended leaves also which has delayed things.
The truth is what happened in 2000 and 2016 has brought us to where we are today, and until we have a massive turnouts at all levels of government, local, state, and federal, we will be hanging on by a thread.