Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia<\/a>. Democratic senators are expected to ask Kavanaugh if instead of the ongoing investigation, his 2009 remarks infer the impeachment process would be more appropriate.<\/p>\n“Will Trump testify to special counsel in 2018?” has seen “yes” shares go from 39 cents on June 30, to 28 cents this week. As for impeachment in his first term, PredictIt has “yes” at 37 cents.<\/p>\n
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“Many of us have deep concerns about this nominee,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York). Schumer and his fellow Democrats might have deep concerns, but they’re in the Senate minority.<\/p>\n
To formally put Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee will first interview the judge and grill him on every imaginable topic. Witnesses will also be invited to provide testimony.<\/p>\n
The Republican majority has 11 committee members to 10 minority senators. If approved by the committee, the full Senate will then consider Kavanuagh’s nomination. Fifty-one votes in support are required. There are currently 51 GOP senators.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nPredictIt users think a few Democrats will lend their support. As for total “yea” votes, 53 is the favorite (20 cents). Fifty-four is next (17 cents), then 52 (14 cents), and 55 (12 cents).<\/p>\n
Fifty and 49 or fewer votes are both selling for 14 cents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Online political odds predict Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the highest court in the nation in a relatively timely manner. President Donald Trump announced Monday night that the 53-year-old was his nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh is currently a judge of the US Court of Appeals for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":83453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,19853,61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Political Odds Predict Confirmation for SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n