If Kelly wins AZ he would be able to vote No on SCOTUS

[BigmanPigman]

"Democrats See a Glimmer of Hope Over Supreme Court Fight in Arizona’s Senate Race
If Mark Kelly wins a special election, he could end up casting a crucial vote on President Trump’s nominee."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/martha-mcsally-mark-kelly-arizona.html

Does this mean we need only one more vote?

[Farmgirl1961]

1. I saw this but don't really comprehend how this would work if the SC vote occurs before Nov. 3rd

[qazplm135]

3. It's why they are voting

Before the election.

[BigmanPigman]

4. The Dems in the senate plan on slowing the process down.

This gives them time for citizens to get pissed off and go after the GOP senators on ACA repeal and Kelly to hopefully win.

[Statistical]

5. It doesn't. He wouldn't be seated before Nov 20th at the earliest.

So any vote prior to that it would be moot. If for some reason Mitch can't pull it off before then this might matter but otherwise it won't.

Plus even with Kelly and a vote after Nov 20th Moscow Mitch still has 52. He can lose two more and still make it 50/50 with Pence casting the tie.

[dawg day]

10. Trump might decide it's best to wait until after election

"You have to vote for me because after the election, that's when I'll make a nomination."

All he wants now is to win the election. He might hold this nomination hostage to get more people to vote for him.

Don't know if it will work. I imagine everyone who wants some RW justice is already voting for Trump.

[qazplm135]

2. It means we need Ossof to break 50

But they will vote before the election for this very reason.

[PSPS]

6. All winners in this election don't assume office until 1/3/2021. Until then, the packing continues

[BigmanPigman]

8. Kelly is different situation.

[sfstaxprep]

7. It Will Be Over By Then

And that's still not enough to overcome the majority on other side.

[Farmgirl1961]

9. And all senators (D and R) need to be present on the floor for a vote to occur?

It sure would be a shame if folks had to quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure...

[Statistical]

11. No just 51 senators are needed for a quorum.

[Farmgirl1961]

12. That's kind of what I thought. So the Rs can hold a vote on the next Supreme Court Justice without

the Dems. Which gets me back to scratching my head about if Kelly wins AZ he could/would upset this process somehow.

[Statistical]

13. In theory Kelly could matter if two conditions happened

a) Mitch waited until after Kelly was seated
b) there were enough Republican defections that it made Kelly the critical vote

I don't think either will happen. It will be held prior to Kelly being seated and there will be zero (or at most one) Republican defection meaning Mitch has 52 votes in favor and confirmation happens.