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SushiSquid posted...

Zeus posted...

Well, all the Democrats have to do is somehow block the nomination process for the next two years or so then, if Trump gets re-elected, continue blocking it for the four years after that.

Can't. Current rules no longer allow filibusters on nominations.

What's interesting is that all the power rests with the moderate senators in both parties right now. If one Republican flips to a no vote and McCain's health precludes him from voting, the Republicans lose the nomination. The Republicans will be under tremendous pressure to get this done before the midterm elections, given there's a decent chance they'll be losing the senate.

The moderates could, in theory, form a bloc and refuse to support any nomination that doesn't fit the centrist mould, which would help their re-election bids (moderate democrats could tell Trump voters that they are willing to support reasonable requests from the president, while moderate Republicans could tell never-Trumpers that they're acting as a check on his more erratic impulses). Special mention to Jeff Flake, who has pledged to hold up Trump's nominations until he fixes the mess with tariffs - if he follows through on that pledge, he alone would be enough to sink any nomination.

Senators could extract a lot of concessions from the administration if they were so inclined; it will be interesting to see if any of them, particularly on the Republican side, go for it.
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