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murielm99

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21. Those "DINOs" caucus with us,

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 11:26 PM

Mar 2017

and mostly vote with us. I will take it. The more the merrier.

Also, many of them have to be "DINOS" in order to get elected at all in their parts of the country.

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Bill Nelson of Florida has made up his mind on Gorsuch. [View all] NCTraveler Mar 2017 OP

yay samnsara Mar 2017 #1

Seems like a no-brainer to us FakeNoose Mar 2017 #32

Great news... Mike Nelson Mar 2017 #2

Was there a question he wouldn't? Good either way. nt babylonsister Mar 2017 #3

he is from Florida JI7 Mar 2017 #4

I live here, too. That's not a very good reason. nt babylonsister Mar 2017 #5

trump and rubio won there also JI7 Mar 2017 #6

Really? babylonsister Mar 2017 #9

Tell em Trump won by a whole 1%. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #24

Or did they? n/t Tribalceltic Mar 2017 #19

I wish the rest of Florida felt the way you do mdbl Mar 2017 #8

Holy hell, so do I. babylonsister Mar 2017 #10

ROFL mdbl Mar 2017 #12

NO state is beyond help! babylonsister Mar 2017 #16

I live in Florida radical noodle Mar 2017 #15

It think there was a chance. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #35

Nelson is a conservative Dem. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #29

Will he support a filibuster, though NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #7

I sure hope so. nt babylonsister Mar 2017 #13

Exactly! mountain grammy Mar 2017 #20

If he won't support a filibuster, his "no" vote is useless. StatGirl Mar 2017 #22

Apparently yes... babylonsister Mar 2017 #25

great NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #28

What about the "nuclear option"? 7962 Mar 2017 #37

If they use the "nuclear option", they win StatGirl Mar 2017 #40

I remember being against Harry Reid's idea to have that option; 7962 Mar 2017 #41

Thanks for the addition. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2017 #36

That's great news! (NT) StatGirl Mar 2017 #39

Excellent news! mcar Mar 2017 #11

I've always been a bit lukewarm about Bill Nelson, but he does have his moments. NBachers Mar 2017 #14

Vote NO for the sake of precedent. PdxSean Mar 2017 #17

Well if a DINO like Nelson says no, that's got to be a good sign. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #18

Those "DINOs" caucus with us, murielm99 Mar 2017 #21

Voting against him vs supporting filibuster lostnfound Mar 2017 #23

I know the guy slightly DFW Mar 2017 #30

He's a left of center moderate Democrat. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #33

Scott taking Nelson's place would be obscene DFW Mar 2017 #42

Good. thanks for post. riversedge Mar 2017 #26

I sure hope the Dems do more than wringing their hands together. bobGandolf Mar 2017 #27

Whoohoo! lark Mar 2017 #31

Here is a Gorsuch opinion from Election Law Blog (electionlawblog.org) usaf-vet Mar 2017 #34

Florida here as well ... jb5150 Mar 2017 #38