by Sandy » Sat Jun 30, 2018 12:56 pm
I really do hope that the Democrats take the high road with this, as encouraged by Michelle Obama, and rather than throw up obstructionist roadblocks, make sure the process selects a justice based on his qualifications, not on his political opinions. There are enough moderate Republicans in the senate to ensure that some right wing nut job doesn't get on the bench. If their concern about Roe v. Wade brings this down to a single-issue, Roberts plus Sotomayor, Kagan, Ginsberg and Breyer is a pro-choice majority, and the Roberts court has signaled on more than one occasion that it is not interested in overturning it. Thomas is the only justice who has openly stated he would vote to overturn. If there aren't a couple of renegade Republican senators, and the nominee is qualified, let it go. If that's the route they go, it will be to their great benefit when they do get back in control.
Anti-trump sentiment runs quite high, higher than any other modern president has experienced. The Democrats just need to let that settle in and ride the wave. In just a little over a year, in regular elections, Democrats have turned two state legislatures, and gained more seats in a third in a single election than in its history, along with the top three state officers all Democrats winning by comfortable margins. The special elections have been a fountain of good cheer for the Democrats, especially since many of those who ran did so against ten times the money, and either won outright, or lost by fractional percentages in districts where the Republican incumbent either ran unopposed, or won by double digits in 2016. And of course, there was the crown jewel of special elections, the Alabama senate seat. The Democrats don't need to feed the anti-trump sentiment, it grows on its own. They just need to focus on the issues, like the wonderful gift Trump immigration policy has given them, hope that his tweeter doesn't get broken or taken away, and they're set.
Last edited by Sandy on Sat Jun 30, 2018 4:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.