Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social

I don't dispute the overall "Dems are wimps" critique, just being pedantic when people suggest that there was no way Clinton could have confirmed Garland to the Scalia seat.

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@lamiller.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:03 UTC

Burr and McCain also flirted with holding the seat open. Maybe would have folded if HRC actually won, but it was more than just Cruz

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We Are Standing Still @nothingfromnada.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:22 UTC

Problem is things don’t revert to 2015 if Trump loses. He sticks around as a radicalizing force possibly with a new media platform he could use to discipline anyone straying from a hard right position. I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that counterfactuals are hard.

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benspky.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:22 UTC

Do you not think that expanding the court, pursuing impeachment, etc. would be a good goal for the Dems now? It was a little hard for me to tell based on the thread.

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