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A conflict of interest like this would sink a Democratic nominee.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The key problem is that whether he is confirmed depends entirely on whether the Republicans all vote to confirm him. The most that the Democrats can actually do is make a bunch of noise.

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

The democrats had two years of total control to do anything they wanted for the future and chose to do very very little. That lost them elections and power. This is just the result.