JUburton wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:I still find it odd where people look to find heroes. Flake was always going to be a Yes unless something big came up which it wouldn’t based on the scope of the investigation. Collins has also been looking on how to get to yes and Manchin is Manchin. I would think that Kavanaughs views on the ACA would be enough for a no, but it might not be.

A Collins speech is an odd move and one that probably means yes but I'm holding out a small amount of hope.

Bucky wrote:i wonder if the opinion of the third-longest-service justice in SCOTUS history moves the needle for anyone.

TenuredVulture wrote:

Bucky wrote:Does there exist 'normalized' voting stats anywhere? What I mean is, I often see that "xxxx votes with the party 95% of the time". But I'm guessing those include the majority of the votes where BOTH parties vote the same way (i.e. Proclamation Declaring February National Tiddlywinks Month). I don't know what the exact criteria should be, but maybe something along the lines of counting only those votes where more than 50% of each party voted differently....

No, party unity scores are calculated to exclude those kind of votes. Party unity scores are when you vote with the majority of your party, and against the majority of the other party.

Here's a fun website:

https://library.cqpress.com/uspolitical ... .php_id=10

CalvinBall wrote:Nothing matters

slugsrbad wrote:The anger over Kavanaugh’s approval will last longer than the high felt in getting him through. I don’t know if it’ll be enough to get the senate, but it will be noticeable.