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applegrove

(123,146 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:16 PM Nov 16

Senate Republicans Don't Think Gaetz Will Be Confirmed

Senate Republicans Don’t Think Gaetz Will Be Confirmed

November 16, 2024 at 4:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 151 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/16/most-senate-republicans-dont-think-gaetz-will-be-confirmed/

"SNIP.............

“More than half of Senate Republicans, including some in senior leadership positions, privately say they don’t see a path for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to be confirmed as attorney general and would not support him to lead the Department of Justice,” NBC News reports.

“While Gaetz’s ability to be confirmed appears on the rocks among Senate Republicans, President-elect Donald Trump’s team remains confident he will eventually be confirmed, even if it’s after an ugly battle.”

“NBC News spoke to more than 15 additional Republican sources who agreed that there are not enough votes in the Senate to confirm Gaetz, and some estimated that closer to 30 Republicans consider him unqualified.”

.............SNIP"

At least some Republican senators seem to get that if they cave in this horrid nominee there is no going back to being a real person. Their backs will be broken. They will be patsies and take the blame for everything Gaetz and Trump do. They will own it and will have to follow the nihilists to the end.

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Senate Republicans Don't Think Gaetz Will Be Confirmed (Original Post) applegrove Nov 16 OP
LOL Bettie Nov 16 #1
I bet that at least half of those who privately say he won't get confirmed will end up RockRaven Nov 16 #2
+ struggle4progress Nov 16 #5
One thing is a given, Republicans are Ass Kissers 💋 Emile Nov 16 #3
Your last paragraph is right on target. This is exactly what will happen and any repuke with half a brain knows it, if CTyankee Nov 16 #4

RockRaven

(16,283 posts)
2. I bet that at least half of those who privately say he won't get confirmed will end up
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:32 PM
Nov 16

voting to confirm him.

CTyankee

(65,041 posts)
4. Your last paragraph is right on target. This is exactly what will happen and any repuke with half a brain knows it, if
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:40 PM
Nov 16

only in feral sense of a wild animal on the verge of being attacked by several other wild animals. They richly deserve their fate, however.

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