People that you've never heard of, people that are in the dark shadows -- US Politics September 2020

Damn that baby comment. The Venn diagram overlap or lunatic rambling on the street corner and literal president of US is nuts.

1. So I spoke to the head of the Federal Election Commission today.

He told me the separation of church and state is a "fallacy," that Trump's 2017 EO allows faith leaders to endorse candidates, and that the 2020 election is a "spiritual war." https://t.co/erL9zANrIj

— Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) September 17, 2020

seems fine

Just constantly aghast at the pettiness of Trump’s corruption. Dick Cheney would have promised the drug companies money on the back end to get those cards, then made them redeemable only at whichever pharmacy chain was owned by one of his friends.

oh. my. fucking god pic.twitter.com/OwBkCjjYzM

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) September 18, 2020

lololol

An opinion, to quote Addison DeWitt.

A data point.

President Trump's approval rating stands at 24% approve, 73% (!) disapprove among white women with a college degree via new NPR/PBS/Marist poll.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 18, 2020

am i supposed to know who that laaaady is? xxp

if he wins a second term this administration will have literally zero incentive to do anything beneficial for the American people

Which will be different from the current situation... how?

I think more Biden voters will early vote more than the polling indicates or pundits think rather than vote by mail-- they've heard enough post office nightmare stories and they want him out.

That would be my guess too--that those long lines being reported today are filled with Biden voters. Probably not a majority, but a good number ( at least 30%?).

RBG died

gah

ahhh fuck

!

Crap. But I don't think there's any way Trump can get a nominee to a vote in 7 weeks.

It's not so much that situation as the interregnum.

No but it will be a grimly amusing spectacle to watch McConnell decide that actually this IS something we do in an election year

Fuck. Fuuuuck.

RIP

lol they’ll have a new justice in 10 minutes

recess appointment, no hearings, whatever they can think of

'Kay. Well, I think that's me stepping away from the internet for the weekend and filling all of my waking hours with frivolous distractions in the hope of staving off panic attacks.

i've vowed to stop worrying about things that are out of my control but this shit sucks ass

seriously, though, how much more can we tolerate?

That court seat filled pre election = guaranteed stolen election

— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) September 18, 2020

No but it will be a grimly amusing spectacle to watch McConnell decide that actually this IS something we do in an election year

May 29, 2019:

Speaking at a Paducah Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Kentucky, McConnell was asked by an attendee, "Should a Supreme Court justice die next year, what will your position be on filling that spot?"

The leader took a long sip of what appeared to be iced tea before announcing with a smile, "Oh, we'd fill it," triggering loud laughter from the audience.

I feel sick

Honestly I can't see anything happening before the election just due to the GOP Senate election math at play. The interregnum, hm. Also things looked rather different in general in May 2019 than now.

but how can john roberts save us now?

ok i will worry about things when shit gets really bad but i sure heard the note of doom

Supposedly, according to CNN, McConnell has his rationalization ready to go: in 2016 the executive/senate was split, in 2020 they're not. That's his story.

ok i will worry about things when shit gets really bad but i sure heard the note of doom

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, September 18, 2020 4:57 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

sorry, briefly forgot that things are currently really bad

xp meaning what

Honestly I can't see anything happening before the election just due to the GOP Senate election math at play. The interregnum, hm. Also things looked rather different in general in May 2019 than now.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, September 18, 2020 6:54 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

if they get a justice through, this straight up might not matter anymore

(xpost) I think it means that he will try to push someone through. It'd take 3 Republican senators to block him (I think, or would that leave a tie?).

Alaska's @lisamurkowski said today she won't confirm a new SCOTUS justice until after the inauguration day. Fair is fair, she says. My colleague @kcgrove will have a story shortly.

— Liz Ruskin (@lruskin) September 18, 2020

I wonder if Collins would announce the same to try to save her seat.

About to post that tweet. Can't imagine Collins acting different in general. Throw in Gardner and McSally alone and there's a lot of 'uhh' about now as much as anything else.

i mean, it would be profoundly, flagrantly, outrageously, baroquely hypocrtical for the republican senators to confirm someone before the election.

i know they are going to do it, but it will be these things.

Who knows, maybe even Honorable Republican Mitt Romney will also say 'nah.'

Not if he's the nominee

ok i will worry about things when shit gets really bad but i sure heard the note of doom

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, September 18, 2020 7:57 PM bookmarkflaglink

Yeah I'm mr "calm the fuck down" guy and i have no soothing words.

Holding out hope that during an evening of sundowning that Trump nominates a live horse

it is a good time for handwringing

_I think more Biden voters will early vote more than the polling indicates or pundits think rather than vote by mail-- they've heard enough post office nightmare stories and they want him out._

That would be my guess too--that those long lines being reported today are filled with Biden voters. Probably not a majority, but a good number ( at least 30%?).

Whether he will be successful or not, I don't know, but I guaranty McConnell will do everything in his power (and everything not in his power) to get this seat.

At least now people will stop believing in law of averages

Every single Democrat needs to go on the record right now and say if Trump fills that seat and they regain power they will pack the court. Idk what else they can do. This is a fucking nightmare.

Need to see Schumer Pelosi et al ASAP promising they will expand the court to 11 if McConnell pushes someone through

Ha xp

Democrats don’t need to do anything right now except repeat McConnell’s words from 2016. They can talk about packing the court after the election.

Xpost Promising that would make US happy, but would it hurt the moderate vote who might see that as EXTREEM