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[Horus]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

[vitoNova]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

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You are incorrect in your assessment. 

Yes.  It would be good. 

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

You are incorrect in your assessment. 

Yes.  It would be good. 

"Haha, we have proven they are not beholden to identity politics like we've been claiming for years! This is definitely a smart play."

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Trump SC Pick (Part 3) Megathread?

[Spark]

Will probably be Barrett or Lagoa. Mark those words.

[BaldEagle1991]

Trying to play the Biden "it will be a woman" card.

[Holmes]

This does sound like identity politics. Why can't he pick someone based on their merits?

[Bootes Void]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

The filibuster for supreme Court is gone

[Bomster]

Does this help him?

[BaldEagle1991]

Does this help him?

No in fact he's pissing off the most average swing voter you can think of right now.

[swf541]

And none of you can stop it! 🇺🇸

Yep, and none of you can stop us from killing the filibusterer, adding in some new states and then packing he court or neutering it once we have the senate and presidency.....

You reap what you sow after all.....

[McGarnagle]

At least it won't be Tom Cotton

Regardless, the rallying cry and primary goal for Democrats in the coming years must be "2 More Justices, 2 More States!"

[Bomster]

Republicans don't care. They just wanna win at any cost. Even if it means going against their own words.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The Election isnt gonna be resolved on Election day due to VBM anyways, it's likely going to the Supreme Court which a new Justice would rule on contested ballots.

The elimination of the filibuster after Ds net the majority, Bob Casy Jr, Manchin and Sinema, who have been coy about indefinite unemployment benefits have reservations about eliminating filibuster.

What happens when Rs comeback in power, they would reduce seats on SCOTUS back to 9, from 11, and if you eliminate the filibuster they can do it. Cruz and McConnell said they would do it, too, in 2024

[Donerail]

The one thing about Lagoa that makes me pause is her age. 52 is not that old, but if you are cementing conservative control over the judiciary until the end of time, why not go all out? Allison Rushing is fifteen years younger...

[Rand]

And none of you can stop it! 🇺🇸

Yep, and none of you can stop us from killing the filibusterer, adding in some new states and then packing he court or neutering it once we have the senate and presidency.....

You reap what you sow after all.....

You do, in fact, reap what you sow.

[Ferguson97]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

This makes no sense

[Hope For A New Era]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

She looks white, and Lagoa isn't a particularly intensely Hispanic-sounding name. Most people won't notice or care. It might even improve the Democratic Party's standing among those who have abandoned it because they hate identity politics.

[Hammy]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

Weren't you one of the people that thought blacks would vote for Kanye over Biden?

[Ferguson97]

Amy Coney Barrett

[Big Abraham]

Yeah it will be Barrett. I don't know why half of Twitter erupted initially upon Ginsburg's death into thinking it would be Cruz even though he's expressly said he's not interested in the job.

Personally I can't wait for the days when politicians, both left and right, stop pandering with this "I will pick a woman/minority" song and dance for some coveted position, although sadly those days might only come long after my death, or the end of the republic (whichever comes first)

[they don't love you like i love you]

The one thing about Lagoa that makes me pause is her age. 52 is not that old, but if you are cementing conservative control over the judiciary until the end of time, why not go all out? Allison Rushing is fifteen years younger...

Because Trump doesn't give a sh!t about that. It's all about him, not conservatism.

I think Trump's top priority is just how someone would rule on him, and he probably regrets Gorsuch despite him having a strongly conservative record for the most part.

[Horus]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

Weren't you one of the people that thought blacks would vote for Kanye over Biden?

I said some younger black voters could support him. Mostly younger men dissatisfied with both options. This was before his campaign rally and continued breakdown.

[MysteryMan]

Probably Lagoa. The optics of Dems filibustering a woman of color would not be good.

"You mean we can now not only prove we are not the strawman identity politics crazies who never speak out against anything bad a woman or POC does, but we also get to fire up our base with the threat of a conservative Supreme Court? Sign us up!"