Current Dem Senator stands on Gorsuch cloture (make some calls)
Please read the whole post and see where your Senator stands. There are some waverers, some unpredictable votes, and some surprises. Make calls and share. Thanks!
https://decisiondeskhq.com/news/the-democrats-to-watch-on-cloture-for-gorsuch/
excerpt:
The Pliable Democrats
Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota), Jon Tester (Montana), Joe Donnelly (Indiana), Angus King (Maine), Mark Warner (Virginia), Claire McCaskill (Missouri)
Rather than looking at how each Senator’s state voted (the re-election pressure angle), we went through all of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees to identify the members most frequently willing to break with their party. All six of these Senators voted more often than not for the President’s nominees. Three of them- Heitkamp, King, and Warner- voted for Rex Tillerson. Five of these six also released various statements at the beginning of this process arguing against a vengeful filibuster.
The Weary Ones
Dick Durbin (Illinois), Bill Nelson (Florida)
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The Newer, Uncommitted Set
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Gary Peters (Michigan), Chris Coons (Delaware), Michael Bennet (Colorado), Tim Kaine (Virginia)
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Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has been in office since 1975, and, while probably opposing the nominee, may consider a cloture vote to keep a critical tradition alive. Another Democrat to watch on this maneuver is California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who’s own re-election status is still a question mark. Should she be retiring anyway, she too may vote for cloture to preserve the filibuster.
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