Thom Tillis (R-NC) may be wavering on Betsy DeVos nomination

[LongTomH]

DeVos Update: North Carolina's Thom Tillis's office says he's undecided and wants to hear from people.
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[femmocrat]

1. I believe he has decided to support her:

http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/02/02/undecided-no-longer-senator-tillis-will-support-devos-education-secretary/#sthash.lKILkBcg.VDIy62AM.dpbs

[bdamomma]

2. I not even from that district or state.

but I am going to call.

[essaynnc]

3. Don't believe it!

I'm from NC, I bet he's lying about being undecided. He always tows the company line!!

[grantcart]

4. No Republican is going to be "the one to defeat her" and swing a 51-49 vote

They will need a group of 5-6 so that they can say it would have failed anyway.

That's why she is going to be confirmed.

She is the second highest contributor to the Republican Party and she bought the seat fair and square.

[Freethinker65]

5. Exactly. And why the GOP assured her vote out of committee

The GOP would never allow Senators Collins and Murkowski to fuck over their cash cow. Destroying Public Education is merely a side benefit to them. It is all about keeping the DeVos $$$$$ train rolling, never about qualifications and little about ideology. There were plenty of qualified candidates to destroy/chip away at/find ways to defund Public Education. DeVos bought the position.

[dalton99a]

6. Yep, they know which side their bread is buttered on

[Bayard]

7. Called

At least he has VM.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Republicans can own her if they want

Pence is no doubt salivating for a chance to cast a tie-breaking vote in her favor. And what's that say about the quality of the nominee, anyway, that a President should have to depend on a tie-breaking vote in favor of them?

[Orrex]

9. How can anyone "waver" on this vote? I call bullshit.

If you can't see that DeVos is 100% unqualified to hold the position of Secretary of Education, then you're not qualified to vote for her.

No one is "wavering." The few who claim to be "wavering" have already deciding and are trying to generate vote awareness.

[geek tragedy]

10. rural America doesn't care about education or schools when they vote,

so doubtful this will come back to bite the Republicans. the hostility towards learning, education, and expertise is rather prevalent in such places.

the ones in those places that do care tend to be Democrats.