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Old 02-17-2017, 02:07 PM   #4396
Senator Clay Davis
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree View Post
Was anyone else struct with a bit of a dictator-vibe from this line in the press conference?



To suggest he'll get there one way or the other and that it SHOULD be the old fashioned way... but it'll happen either way... what does that mean?

Trump just plans to... make it happen? no matter what?

It doesn't seem as bad reading it, but it definitely sent a shiver down my spine hearing it.
The GOP needs 60 votes to confirm without using the nuclear option. Using the nuclear option (aka eliminating the filibuster) makes all votes from here on out a straight up and down vote. So strategically speaking both sides probably don't want to use the nuclear option. I suspect there will be eight Dems willing to cross over, and if not then we'll see if they go nuclear.
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