David Gergen: McConnell attempting to rush vote on Trump nominee will give Dems WH & Senate

[highplainsdem]

Heard him say this on CNN earlier -- just found the video:


https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/09/19/gergen-ruther-bader-ginsburg-death-supreme-court-seat-mcconnell-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn

[GoCubsGo]

1. Claire McCaskill said the same thing.

[highplainsdem]

19. Good to hear! Thanks!

[elleng]

2. Thanks. Great respect for Gergen.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I was watching him and that cheered me up a bit.

[highplainsdem]

7. Same here, and I was hoping it would help other DUers.

[crickets]

16. It does help - thank you. I think he's right. nt

[Poiuyt]

4. Thery may be okay with that

A SC justice will last decades. Biden and a Democratic Senate will probably last only a few years - decade.

[ecstatic]

10. That's why our majority will need to be smart and strategic IMMEDIATELY

1) Overturn electoral college
2) Voting reform
3) Add at least 2 seats to the Supreme Court.
4) Prosecute every Senator that broke the law for putin/trump

It's time to stop fucking around and fight fire with fire.

[TwilightZone]

12. No chance at #1

It requires a Constitutional Amendment. Zero chance of it being ratified.

[ecstatic]

13. They still need to try. Let the public get on board too

Maybe it'll fail but at least get it into the conversation.

[TwilightZone]

15. There's nothing to try.

It requires 2/3 of the House, 2/3 of the Senate, and 3/4 of states. It would be a waste of time.

[Sugarcoated]

20. Agree

They have to put it out there, make some moves

[Turin_C3PO]

14. The only way

that an amendment to get rid of the electoral college would go through would be if Republicans lost a couple of elections due to the EC system.

[TwilightZone]

17. Probably not even then.

Even with some losses, it's their only chance to hold on to power long-term. A permanent change and they're done.

[DonaldsRump]

5. It might even cost Moscow Mitch his seat

He needs to tread very carefully and slowly, much like turtles do.

He won't, of course. Remember the Reputincans impeached President Clinton in December 1998 AFTER they faced a humiliating defeat in the mid-terms that year, during the lame duck session.

These people are brutes, unthinking reptiles of the lowest order. There is nothing happy about today.

Make the Reputincans and Trump pay an extraordinary price if they vote on a nominee before January 20, 2021.

[rockfordfile]

6. Biden is already winning

[Cha]

8. Mahalo, hpd! I was thinking like many

that it would certainly spur more Dem Voters to the Polls or Mail In Ballots.

Nice to see it Voiced by someone of stature on Tv!

RGB

[highplainsdem]

18. I agree, Cha!

[New Breed Leader]

9. I honestly don't think he cares.

SCOTUS seat is more valuable than both of those. Ijs

[qazplm135]

11. maybe but that's like saying

that getting your arms and legs chopped off will lead you to winning the lottery...great but I'd prefer to keep my limbs.