Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing a senator does that is more important than confirming SC nominees. And Hogan will absolutely confirm Trump’s SC nominees. I mean, legislation can be amended or overturned in a year or two if necessary. NBD. SC justices serve for life. Think about it. All of the senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas retired or died a long time ago, but Thomas is still there, making decisions that have a huge impact on our lives.

+1 but not just SCOTUS nominees, also cabinet members and lower court judges.

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Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing a senator does that is more important than confirming SC nominees. And Hogan will absolutely confirm Trump’s SC nominees. I mean, legislation can be amended or overturned in a year or two if necessary. NBD. SC justices serve for life. Think about it. All of the senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas retired or died a long time ago, but Thomas is still there, making decisions that have a huge impact on our lives.

Is someone on the Supreme Court dying? I missed that AP headline.

Thomas

How would hogan stand up to Donald? Donald talked Hogan into running for the senate seat.

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Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing a senator does that is more important than confirming SC nominees. And Hogan will absolutely confirm Trump’s SC nominees. I mean, legislation can be amended or overturned in a year or two if necessary. NBD. SC justices serve for life. Think about it. All of the senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas retired or died a long time ago, but Thomas is still there, making decisions that have a huge impact on our lives.

Is someone on the Supreme Court dying? I missed that AP headline.

There is always at least one SC Justice confirmed in every presidential term. Trump got 3 in one 4-year term. So yes, odds are Hogan or Alsobrooks will be voting on a SC nominee.

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Anonymous wrote:Currently listening to Alsobrooks at DNC. I haven’t done much research on her. I very much liked Hogan as governor. Besides her being a Dem and wanting to keep the Senate… why should I vote for her?

Pretty much that’s why, if you’re a Democrat. I really like Hogan but I can’t vote for him for Senate. Because when he gets there he’ll just form part of the Republican voting block. Can’t do it. Maybe he’ll be the rare independent minded Republican who opposes Trump, but that didn’t work out for any of the others, so I’m not holding my breath.

Claudia Tenney supports affordable housing tax credits. Now. And last year.

And she’s hardly a centrist Republican.

So….I’m not drinking your Kool-aid.

Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing a senator does that is more important than confirming SC nominees. And Hogan will absolutely confirm Trump’s SC nominees. I mean, legislation can be amended or overturned in a year or two if necessary. NBD. SC justices serve for life. Think about it. All of the senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas retired or died a long time ago, but Thomas is still there, making decisions that have a huge impact on our lives.

Is someone on the Supreme Court dying? I missed that AP headline.

I went to the town hall call for Hogan last night. I found the actual verifiable information that he discussed to be a lot more actionable than whatever Alsobrooks said at the DNC. I’m not a big hashtag politics person, however.

There is absolutely nothing a senator does that is more important than confirming SC nominees. And Hogan will absolutely confirm Trump’s SC nominees. I mean, legislation can be amended or overturned in a year or two if necessary. NBD. SC justices serve for life. Think about it. All of the senators who voted to confirm Clarence Thomas retired or died a long time ago, but Thomas is still there, making decisions that have a huge impact on our lives.

Hogan has painted himself as a different kind of Republican, which he has been to a degree. But it's different in the Senate and he's already said he'll caucus with the GOP. If he wins and if the GOP takes the Senate, he will be a junior Senator in a voting block that has a very thin margin. Assuming Mitch McConnell is the Majority Leader, there is no way Hogan will be able to be some sort of maverick like McCain. It just doesn't work that way -- if he does, he will get terrible committee assignments and won't be able to work with the leadership to get anything for Maryland. Maybe they throw him a bone every once in a while but he for sure isn't going to be the deciding "no" vote on something important to McConnell (read: McCain on Obamacare). Being Senator and being Governor are two entirely different ballgames.

Anonymous wrote:Currently listening to Alsobrooks at DNC. I haven’t done much research on her. I very much liked Hogan as governor. Besides her being a Dem and wanting to keep the Senate… why should I vote for her?

Pretty much that’s why, if you’re a Democrat. I really like Hogan but I can’t vote for him for Senate. Because when he gets there he’ll just form part of the Republican voting block. Can’t do it. Maybe he’ll be the rare independent minded Republican who opposes Trump, but that didn’t work out for any of the others, so I’m not holding my breath.

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan can definitely pull this off. It’s actually better for him if Harris is able to pull away from Trump a little in the polls. There are many people who would gladly vote for Hogan but are reluctant to add another Republican to the Senate with Trump as president. If it looks like Trump will lose, he could be the winner in this race. I prefer Hogan, but I understand the reluctance to add a Republican to the Senate if Trump wins.

He's solidly against Trump though

Doesn’t mean he would vote against the Republican caucus or with democratic causes. He would be another Mitt Romney at best and a Susan Collin’s at worst.

+1

I don’t understand all of the folks who say they’re going to vote for Hogan because he will stand up to Trump. First of all, no he won’t. He will absolutely provide the deciding vote to confirm Trump’s SC nominees, if his vote is needed. But secondly, if you want someone who will stand up to Trump, why not just vote for Alsobrooks? She will stand up to Trump guaranteed.

The MD economy completely stalled under Hogan's watch. Zero GDP growth. And he screwed up the Purple Line.

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Anonymous wrote:I love Hogan, but no way will I risk contributing to the republican majority in the senate

What do you love about Hogan? What has he done policy wise for Maryland?

I love him because he is willing to stand up to power. He has never said anything nice about Trump. I trust him. I don't always agree with his policies, but I trust him to really try to do what is best for America. But if the republicans are in the majority, he cannot stop them from doing bad things. If I were sure they would be the minority party, I'd vote for him.

But Alsobrooks has done a great job in PG county. We've had some bad leaders, but she is good. I like her. So I am going to vote for her.

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Anonymous wrote:I love Hogan, but no way will I risk contributing to the republican majority in the senate

+1

Hogan will confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominees and block Harris’ Supreme Court nominees. If Trump gets another SC Justice on the court, that person will serve for the next half-century. If that person replaces Sonia Sotomayor, who has some health issues, Republicans will have a 7-2 SC majority and it will probably take Dems 100 years (not exaggerating) to get a majority again.

+1.

OP, do you want Hogan confirming or blocking Supreme Court nominees with the GOP?