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Home Front: Politix
Joe Manchin gets a pair? Will reportedly defy Dem filibuster, vote for cloture on Gorsuch
2017-03-29
[Hot Air] Do I hear 55? CNN does:

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota) -- "As I said last year when Judge Garland was nominated -- and reiterated again when Judge Gorsuch was nominated -- the US Senate should have an up or down vote on any Supreme Court nominee as part of fulfilling our constitutional duty of providing advice and consent on nominees to the Supreme Court. I’m in the process of reviewing the materials (Gorsuch) submitted and testimony from his hearing before the Judiciary Committee while I continue to consider his nomination." -- Statement on 3/27/2017

Not a definitive "yes," but there’s no obvious way Heitkamp gets from that statement to a no on cloture. If you’re looking for someone to thank for twisting Manchin’s arm, thank Mike Pence, who used his speech in West Virginia on Saturday night to mention Manchin by name as someone who can help put Gorsuch on the High Court.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  All he asks in return is to let his daughter keep gouging consumers buying the Epipen.
Posted by: regular joe   2017-03-29 12:39  

#5  There will be just enough Dems from redish states to avoid the Reid (nuclear) option. They are saving that fight for the next nominee.
Posted by: Iblis   2017-03-29 12:05  

#4  Whatever Manchin's personal views, in a state where Trump beat Hillary by 42 points, he needs to appear moderate. At the same time, if he's not liberal enough, he will face a primary challenge. The fact that he hasn't re-registered as a Republican - in the most pro-GOP state in the union - suggests to me that he is at heart a liberal who is tacking as far left as he can without destroying his political viability.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2017-03-29 11:23  

#3  Coal Miner and stealth anti-Obama vote?
Posted by: magpie   2017-03-29 09:24  

#2  This guy a DINO? Democrat in name only?
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-03-29 08:18  

#1  Allegedly in return for gun control today, he'll pay you next Tuesday...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-03-29 07:27  

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