Heidi Heitkamp: "I will vote for Neil Gorsuch"

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[Chasstev365]

1. God Dam it!

When he votes to take away worker's rights, what will her "Statement" be?

[hrmjustin]

2. Unfortunately but not surprising given her state.

[TransitJohn]

14. Congress will be full of these assholes if we run a bunch of conservadems in red states

What's the point?

[ProudLib72]

3. Really Heidi?

Were you really "disturbed" by what the rethugs did to Garland? Is that why you've chosen to roll over as quickly as possible? And do you see refusing Gorsuch as a "wrong"? Fuck you then, DINO.

[Laffy Kat]

4. She needs to be primaried.

Hope this comes back to bite her in the ass.

[hrmjustin]

7. A primary would weaken her in the general.

[KittyWampus]

9. To what end primary her? Are you really not seeing DU'ers posting on how that would probably give

her seat to a Republican?

[Jonny Appleseed]

12. What's the difference if she votes with them?

The (D) next to her name?

Can Tom Perez kick her out of the party or something?

[hrmjustin]

13. No and nor should he.

[Jonny Appleseed]

15. What use is she?

[hrmjustin]

16. I would rather have a Democrat from a red state that voteswith us half the time than

a republican that never votes with us.

[Jonny Appleseed]

17. Well we ideally need to get her out of office at some point.

[hrmjustin]

19. That is up to the people of her state.

[Jonny Appleseed]

23. Yeah but it's everyone's problem.

[hrmjustin]

26. true but in the end it is their decision.

[KittyWampus]

20. May I ask if you're American or perhaps new to politics? Because to suggest Perez could kick her out

of the party or something shows a pretty sketchy understanding of how American politics works.

No, Perez can't kick her out of the party.

And the power in both Houses of Congress resides in having a MAJORITY.

That means putting up with Democrats in red states who might not vote the way we want them to that often.

Because their districts are filled with conservatives.

[Laffy Kat]

24. Maybe not.

Hopefully by then repugs. will be viewed as the party of pariahs.

[Initech]

5. And this is why we keep losing elections.

[KittyWampus]

10. Explain. This is a red state. Schumer has the 41 Dems he needs. So explain what you mean.

[Jonny Appleseed]

11. Because we don't have Koch brothers refusing to donate to congressional campaigns if

we don't form an airtight caucus?

[Initech]

21. Because the republicans steamroll us whenever we agree with them.

They use that as an excuse to paint us as weak and spineless, and start blaming us for all the world's ills.

[edhopper]

6. I was disturbed when they annexed Austria

but won't oppose their invading Poland.

[Equinox Moon]

8. Her choice is not how I see the situation.

I have seen Sen. Heitkamp vote with the republicans on many occasions. How odd.

[uponit7771]

18. shit

[FDRsGhost]

22. This is why we are losing elections

And please, don't say "this is a red state". We put a Democrat in the governorship of North Carolina and Lousiana.
No more excuses!

[bdamomma]

25. Those who vote for Gorsuch

are doing Bannon's work. If Gorsuch gets in this is Bannon's wish not for 4 years but for 40 yrs!!!! He can do a lot of damage.


http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/steve-bannon-rolls-out-his-far-right-nationalist-agenda/

Read this article: snip here

There were many points in their presentation which should arouse interest, such as Priebus’ excitement that the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch would cement Trump policies in place for a long time to come: “We’re not talking about a change over a four-year period. We’re talking about a change of potentially 40 years of law.”

[Cognitive_Resonance]

27. May be strategic to let a couple vote for Gorsuch. Could make nuclear option less likely. nt

[Tatiana]

28. Pathetic. But she is the best we can do in that part of the country.

Still, it would be nice for these red-state Dems to actually show some spine every once in a while.

[redstateblues]

29. As a red stater with two Republican Senators I would gladly trade either

For Manchin or Heitkamp. I'd rather have a Dem whose there for us 70% of the time than a Republican 100% of the time. Sorry to say that but it's the current reality in my red state.

[MFM008]

30. reliable sell outs ..her and Manchin

I expect the usual suspects.

The D after the name is Embarrassing .
Sorry if it's democratic
bashing but they are not a democrat.