Liberal groups won't support Democrats backing Kavanaugh

[pstokely]

Source: Reuters

Democrats have organized to oppose Kavanaugh, with opposition intensifying after Christine Blasey Ford last month accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were teenagers.

Bredesen, who polls indicate is locked in a dead heat for the Tennessee seat being vacated by a Republican, said in a statement Friday that he would have voted for Kavanaugh had he been in the Senate. Manchin, who is leading in his re-election bid to represent conservative-leaning West Virginia, said Friday that he will back Kavanaugh in the final senate confirmation vote expected on Saturday.

MoveOn said on Twitter it has canceled campaigning for Manchin and would also cancel more than $100,000 worth of online advertising it had planned to buy in support of Bredesen.

Priorities USA has not yet spent any money to support either candidate and will not do so following their support of Kavanaugh, spokesman Josh Schwerin said in a phone interview.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh-election/liberal-groups-wont-support-democrats-backing-kavanaugh-idUSKCN1MF2GM

[Firestorm49]

1. Good. Fucking Good!

[SCantiGOP]

53. Republicans keeping the Senate is fucking good?

Nonsense.

[ProudLib72]

2. !!!!

[rtracey]

3. I hope

I hope they all get primaried.

[elleng]

5. in 6 years

[rtracey]

55. fuck them

In 6 years in fucking 20 year, 50 years.....this party must take back our country, and we must do it soon. The house is a start... Senate will be tough, but could happen.... I'M not counting on that, but a nice NOVEMBER surprise would be nice......

[elleng]

4. Wouldn't it be just SWELL if marsha blackburn becomes Tennessee's next senator?

[Honeycombe8]

7. It's a problem. What do you do with a candidate who opposes his own political party?

It's a problem.

I hope all this says about him is that he didn't bother to watch the hearing.

[elleng]

11. Tho I don't live there,

I understand that Bredesen was a very good, progressive, and popular governor. Getting him into the Senate is important to me, especially to keep her OUT.

He said: "While the subsequent events make it a much closer call, and I am missing key pieces of information that a sitting Senator has, I’m still a ‘yes'." https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2018/10/05/key-kavanaugh-vote-u-s-senate-begins-bredesen-says-he-supports-nominee/1524565002/

Clearly, IF repugs had permitted full disclosure, and a decent FBI investigation, things would be different for many.

[Maggiemayhem]

14. Exactly... info held back

[SharonClark]

23. It's not clear at all

"Clearly, IF repugs had permitted full disclosure, and a decent FBI investigation, things would be different for many."

No, it probably wouldn't make a difference to many because most people have made up their minds on Kavenaugh.

Then there are politicians like Bredesen who put their finger in the wind and state how they WOULD vote if they WERE in the Senate. Egads, is anyone stupider and more obvious than a politician betraying their party to get votes?

[redstateblues]

29. Phil is a good man. He was a great Governor and he will be a great Senator.

People on a lot of these anti Bredesen threads don’t know what it’s like to have Marsha Blackheart for their Representative. I do. What a great idea it is to hand the seat to her.

[yardwork]

39. It's not that complicated. Vote for the Democrat.

After we regain the majority, we will have time to focus on nuance.

[Funtatlaguy]

10. Marsha is the foulest person in politics. Bredesen was strategic with his letter.

Politics ain’t always black and white....shades of gray are often necessary.

[elleng]

12. Yes, you've said it well.

[dchill]

26. Exactly.

[redstateblues]

28. A lot of people in this thread obviously don't live in red states

It’s time to move on to November. Bredesen can win in TN. Anyone who wants to hand over Corker’s seat to the odious Blackburn is foolish. That kind of thinking will ensure the Democratic Party will stay in the minority in the Senate.

[k-dub]

49. THIS

I know it is tempting to want to reject moderates, but we HAVE to become the party of moderation.

Yes I know that's a new thing in my view as I am a solid Liberal on nearly all issues, but we must support moderates, ESPECIALLY those in red states. If not we get Blackburn, who is a horrible human.

[Gore1FL]

16. In a limited resource world, I'd rather see the money allocated to Heitkamp and McCaskill.

Don't get me wrong. I would love to see us take every seat. I'd love it if every Democrat's coffers were overflowing. I respect MoveOn's decision to put their money where their values are. If I got to pick two, I'd rather win with McCaskill and Heitkamp than with Bresden and Manchin.

Your Mileage May Vary.

[roamer65]

19. I agree.

[SharonClark]

22. Agree

[Yavin4]

46. The fight is bigger than just defeating Marsha Blackburn

You have to stand for something. Fight for something real. People support principles first, candidates second.

[Honeycombe8]

6. Membership in the rich white male club is more important than political party to some.

"We guys gotta stick together. We're white, we're rich, but boy have we had it tough. Women just don't understand us."

[democratisphere]

8. I believe Manchin's political career is finished.

Can't have it both ways.

[LeftInTX]

18. This move won't get him any votes.

[Progressive Jones]

20. The W. VA. teachers will have something to say about Manchin... nt

[INdemo]

45. I said before the vote..there are Democratic Voters in West VA

And he cannot be re-elected without them going to the polls and voting. I believe they will stay home and we lose that seat..

He should just switch parties so we could run a real Democrat against him

[Hotler]

9. Manchin is a DINO. nt

[Lunabell]

13. Someone will alert on this.

Not me cause I agree.

[LovingA2andMI]

15. Good Call On Manchin...

Bredesen is not in the Senate YET so at this point, he should be supported until his votes in the Senate prove otherwise.

However, take the Money wasted on Manchin, DON'T WASTE ANOTHER DIME ---> AND MOVE IT TO ND where HEIDI HEITKAMP NEEDS THE HELP!

[blueinredohio]

30. Agreed 1000 percent!!!

[denbot]

17. This

The gloves are off.

[radical noodle]

21. Because we'd rather have a Republican?

What a stupid move.

[BlueMTexpat]

24. Exactly!

Manchin is better than ANY GOPer!

But the purists never see beyond the ends of their noses, which is one reason why we are in this mess in the first place.

[Bear Creek]

25. Manchin

He is a Republican. He just can't run and win on republican ticket so he runs as a democrat. Jim Justice has not been a lesson learned yet?

[tymorial]

32. He has a d next to his name. That d, added with all of the other Ds matter

It determines who runs the committees. Without a majority we could very likely end up with 6 justices on scotus instead of 5. Do you want that? Ginsberg is old. I love her but she is old and can't live forever. Look at Scalia, no one expected him to die.

[radical noodle]

37. The election next month is NOT a primary

That's the time to challenge Manchin, not in the general election. It's ridiculous to think we'd rather have a Republican.

[Sgent]

50. Did he vote for Mitch McConnell

for Senate Majority Leader?

Because I don't believe that Chuck Schumer would have brought Kavanaugh to the floor for a vote.

[lark]

36. In a world where we had unlimited $, we could afford to spread it all around.

However, when Heitkamp and McCaskill demonstrated our values and Mancin demonstrated he doesn't care about women, doesn't trust them and likes RW rapists & liars more - well who deserves the $$ more? WV knows Mancin is s repug pretending to be a Dem, that's not the same with Heitkamp & McCaskill. Give the limited $$ to those that deserve it. I'd rather lose Mancin than either one of the 2 women. I'd still rather Mancin win than his opponent, because Mancin is 61% Reug, the other guy will be 100%, but he's far ahead and made this craven vote for a rapist, so he's on his own and will probably win anyway.

[radical noodle]

41. Don't forget Manchin isn't the only one

they're cutting loose. We know very well what Blackburn is like. Do we want her on the Senate?

[lark]

43. Not sure about Breseden?

If he would confirm a rapist, then would he be any better than her? Would it still not be good to put $$ with McCskill and keep her who will vote against rapist, than get Breseden (not sure about spelling) and a different guy from NB and have 2 votes for rapists? In a world of limited $$, spend according to values and reality. if there's enough, run a smaller buy for TN, but no major expenditures for women hating asses.

[radical noodle]

44. Yes he would

He is well known as a good Democratic governor.

[Gothmog]

34. We need this seat if we want to block future trump judges

[lark]

38. Mancin votes for Repug judges, almost always.

He does nothing for us in that or almost all areas. Name the last time he voted like an actual Democrat on something really important.

[KelleyKramer]

52. Bredesen said he would have voted FOR Trumps judge

And Manchin voted FOR Trumps judge

If you are looking to block Trump judges then they are NOT who you want in our party

[tymorial]

27. Well we didn't want the senate anyway

[redstateblues]

31. Let's just hand Corkers seat over to Marsha Blackheart. That'll show em!

[bearsfootball516]

33. Yep. Playing purity politics is how we got here in the first place.

[Gothmog]

35. Marsha is a horrible person

[yardwork]

40. Exactly.

[ellie]

42. Good

What is the point of having a repuke light running as a Democrat?

[rickyhall]

47. Manchin

When a Dem acts like a Rep neither side can trust him/her.

[Bear Creek]

54. Agreed

https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Senate-confirms-Kavanaugh-how-our-senators-voted-495354671.html

Despite Democrats and demonstrators venting their rage and resistance, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was once again a key vote in confirming Kavanaugh. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is opposed, but voted “present” as a courtesy to another Republican who is out of town

Will repeat he is a republican who could not run on republican ticket. Time for the democrats to back democrat candidates quit grooming republican candidates.

[Rizen]

48. Good.

Good for moveon.

[Gothmog]

51. If the GOP control the Senate after the midterms, Lindsey Graham will be the head of the Judiciary

Committee. I do not want Lindsey Graham to be the head of the Judiciary Committee. I will work hard to elect Beto but I will also donate to Bresden and Manchin