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minus-squareNightwingdragon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down22·7 days ago However, with Democrats’ narrow majority and opposition from Senator Joe Manchin, any replacement would face confirmation challenges. In other words, like I said, we haven’t learned a damn thing. We have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties. Manchin’s vote should not matter.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up27·7 days agoManchin and Sinema would absolutely torpedo it between them.
minus-squareniucllos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·7 days agoAbsolutely agree with you but as xmunk said, Sinema will do her dumb curtsy thing and bam, now trump gets another supreme court pick on day 1 because the Dems really only have 49 seats for preserving democracy
In other words, like I said, we haven’t learned a damn thing.
We have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties. Manchin’s vote should not matter.
Manchin and Sinema would absolutely torpedo it between them.
Absolutely agree with you but as xmunk said, Sinema will do her dumb curtsy thing and bam, now trump gets another supreme court pick on day 1 because the Dems really only have 49 seats for preserving democracy