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In reply to the discussion: The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid's Tale, explained: vox.com [View all]DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)I am not happy about this nomination at all. But looking at pure politics, the Reputincans have the votes. I am hoping something unexpected comes up that derails it. Remember that Senators Kaine and Manchin voted for her in 2017.
However, we can score some big points even if her nomination goes through. She is frightening, and as a lawyer myself, I find her views on abandoning precedent deeply troubling. There is enough in her record on this, women's rights, and marriage equality, to get a lot out in the public domain.
We shouldn't be distracted about things that aren't provable, as the right-wingers will use that to gain sympathy for Barrett, much like they did with Kavanaugh. And in my view, while it is shocking what Kavanaugh likely did, I think Trump was able to spin that to get sympathy for Kavanaugh and votes in November 2018. Two Senate seats in particular that were impacted were TN and MO. Remember we LOST Senate seats last time. We cannot do so this time.
By all means, our folks on the Senate Judiciary Committee should go after Barrett tooth and nail, and it should be AN issue, and an important one, in the election. However, this nomination cannot be the central part of the election in the remaining days. That's EXACTLY what Trump wants.