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9. Why are they backing down?

Fri Aug 3, 2018, 03:04 PM

Aug 2018

Why in the world would our Dem leadership back down?

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Senate Democrats to end boycott, plan to meet with Kavanaugh later this month [View all] demmiblue Aug 2018 OP

Or they can keep up the boycott and the traitors will push him thru anyway Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #1

There's an innuendo in this Dems "end boycott" headline that's false. Snellius Aug 2018 #2

They don't wanna give up the papers. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #19

Not surprised DownriverDem Aug 2018 #3

"the purity left HRC was progressive enough"??? Snellius Aug 2018 #5

Ooops DownriverDem Aug 2018 #6

Fine. Just trying to understand. Snellius Aug 2018 #10

Hard to be hopeful DownriverDem Aug 2018 #11

Hearings DownriverDem Aug 2018 #7

But the interviews individual senators have with him are private. nt Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #17

Amen. n/t kacekwl Aug 2018 #26

No choice DownriverDem Aug 2018 #12

Why are they backing down? Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #9

Backing down? DownriverDem Aug 2018 #14

once they do this, they can delay the vote... Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #18

Is there a scenario where he doesn't get confirmed? oberliner Aug 2018 #22

One: if some skeleton falls out of some closet Recursion Aug 2018 #24

Good point oberliner Aug 2018 #25

Remember that the Moore pedo story came literally out of nowhere Recursion Aug 2018 #27

They made their point. McConnell can call the vote tomorrow if he wants Recursion Aug 2018 #23