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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:17 PM Sep 2020

Trump could push a game changer that might salvage his reelection campaign.

Lots of talk over the last few months that Thomas was wanting to step down and retire.

I know it's improper to nudge a Justice off the court, but maybe Thomas does decide he's retiring.

Now Trump has two seats to fill and in an amazing show of bipartisanship, Trump pulls a Jed Bartlet and nominates both a conservative and liberal justice.

Not going to happen in a million years but not going to lie, it would be amazing optics for his reelection campaign.

It also would fail in the Senate, I'm sure, but it could position him to win reelection...where if they hold onto the senate, he could then pull the nomination of the liberal justice, since it failed, and nominate a conservative.

Eke.

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Trump could push a game changer that might salvage his reelection campaign. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 OP

Idk, he's working on killing millions of Americans through his Covid failure soothsayer Sep 2020 #1

I don't think Thomas will want to retire. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #2

Since Trump is basically a figurehead for the right Frasier Balzov Sep 2020 #3

liberal fantasy zipplewrath Sep 2020 #4

Donnie could win the election by being a competent and reasonable president for a month or so unblock Sep 2020 #5

Agreed. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #6

Would you vote for him? Would Joe AR-15 not vote for him? Would the unregistered voter register ... marble falls Sep 2020 #7

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Idk, he's working on killing millions of Americans through his Covid failure

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:19 PM

Sep 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

2. I don't think Thomas will want to retire.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:19 PM

Sep 2020

Thomas and Alito are in their '70s, though, so maybe within the next few years Biden will be able to appoint a couple more justices.

Frasier Balzov

(2,642 posts)

3. Since Trump is basically a figurehead for the right

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:22 PM

Sep 2020

he is entirely without any knowledge of who to nominate without being given the name by his handlers.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

4. liberal fantasy

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:23 PM

Sep 2020

West Wing was often called a liberal fantasy, despite Bartlette often playing liberals off of the right wing. None the less, non president would make such a deal. At the worst he'd nominate the most "liberal" judge the right couldn't oppose, and the most liberal period.

unblock

(52,183 posts)

5. Donnie could win the election by being a competent and reasonable president for a month or so

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:24 PM

Sep 2020

But it ain't gonna happen.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

6. Agreed.

Reply to unblock (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:25 PM

Sep 2020

marble falls

(57,063 posts)

7. Would you vote for him? Would Joe AR-15 not vote for him? Would the unregistered voter register ...

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 10:35 PM

Sep 2020

over a Supreme Court nominee? He's got a solid group who will vote for him, some might fall away and not vote but Joe AR-15 will never vote for Joe Biden. Trump can't pull anymore, but we can. We gotta.

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