Merrick Garland, AG nom

[jon-nyc]

I’d rather a bipartisan, joint house/senate censure.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

I’d rather a bipartisan, joint house/senate censure.

+1

[Doctor Phibes]

Forget the impeachments. Just smack him and then let him fade away.

[Jolly]

@aqua-letifer said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

@mik said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

Also hearing Nancy talking impeachment again.

Fine by me.

Only if you'd like what goes with it.

[Jolly]

The Impeachment Arrow was wasted by the Dems for supposed political gain.

It might rile up the fringes, but the majority of the country would ignore it.

[Loki]

Merrick is a totally reasonable choice. I would have thought though that an AG and a Supreme Court justice would have different personas.

And Nancy is pot stirring even though Trump would likely have been impeached given more time on the clock.

[Axtremus]

@axtremus said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

@jon-nyc said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

I’d rather a bipartisan, joint house/senate censure.

+1

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/01/27/trump-impeachment-senators-floating-censure-after-rand-paul-motion/4280256001/

Now more are thinking “censure” rather then “impeachment.”

[Jolly]

Don't think they're going to get it.

Trump's approval rating with Republican women has gone up 15% in less than two weeks. He still has the support of the vast majority of Republican men.

Politicians are politicians. Cheney is catching some major heat in Wyoming and will be primaried. Mittens is catching heat in Utah and he may not survive the next campaign, if he doesn't get over himself. Murkowski may not make it, either.

The GOP rank and file has not abandoned Trump.

[taiwan_girl]

Based on the below information, I am unable to see how President Trump was so good for the party on a wide basis. Yes, there is a certain % who are extremely loyal to him, but the results overall do not show an up trend.

Maybe he just got tired of winning? * shrug *

January 2017

President - Republic
Senate - Republic
House - Republic
States (Republic Governors) = 36
States (Republic legislature) = 32

January 2021

President - Democrat
Senate - Tied/Democrat
House - Democrat
States (Republic governors) = 26
States (Republic legislature) = 30

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

States (Republic governors) = 26
States (Republic legislature) = 30

There aren't 56 states.

Currently there are 27 GOP governors and 23 Democrats:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors

[taiwan_girl]

@george-k

I was braking it down in two categories

Governors by party

State control of legislatures by party

So, in some case, there is a Democrat governor but the Republics control the legislature

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl said in Merrick Garland, AG nom:

@george-k

I was braking it down in two categories

Governors by party

State control of legislatures by party

So, in some case, there is a Democrat governor but the Republics control the legislature

You missed another one. 2017 was coming off of a Obama presidency. Midterms and end of Presidential terms usually cause a power shift.