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RT @therecount: "You spent decades trying to remake the court, overturn Roe ... Do you take personal credit for abortion rights likely to g… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ckmarie: .@mkraju asks Schumer if he regrets that RBG decided not to step aside from the court -- and Dems didn't pressure her more --… — PolitiTweet.org

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“They’re like the dog who caught the bus,” Schumer says after McConnell refused to discuss draft ruling. “Their spinmasters are telling them to avoid the subject and they did.” I asked McConnell if he took credit given he effectively remade court but he said “the news” is leak — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell declines to respond to questions about impact of draft abortion decision — whether he takes personal credit for the outcome after keeping a seat vacant for a year, whether he sees need for federal legislation if GOP takes majority. Says only news today is on the leak — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says that the $33B for Ukraine needs to “move by itself” — and not be tied to Covid aid. Dems and the WH have wanted to tie the two together — PolitiTweet.org

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How two campaign heads see midterm impact of draft Roe decision. Gary Peters, head of the DSCC, told me it will be "front and center" Rick Scott, head of NRSC, says: "I think when you talk to people the big issue they're dealing with right now is inflation, crime, the border." https://t.co/hAm5pUDjDQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin says he doesn’t regret his vote for Kavanaugh. “I vote for people that basically, I think, have the qualifications that they’re asked to do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin: “The filibuster is a protection of democracy.” Sinema says: “Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women’s access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rick Scott — who chairs Senate GOP campaign arm — said this when asked if he believes the midterms will be decided by the issue of abortion. “We'll see. I think when you talk to people the big issue they're dealing with right now is inflation, crime, the border, stuff like that.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: Chief Justice Roberts statement: https://t.co/00nBx8cUk8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sinema added: “Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women’s access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sinema: “A woman’s health care choices should be between her, her family, and her doctor. Overturning Roe v. Wade endangers the health and wellbeing of women in Arizona and across America.” She doesn’t address the filibuster in her statement. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren added: “And now they are just turning around and saying, ‘no no really … That is what is fundamentally wrong and that’s what undermines the credibility of the United States Supreme Court.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Warren on the fact that the draft opinion was leaked. “Really? You think the whole issue is about a leak?” she told me. “This is about five extremist justices … at least two of them swore up and down that they cared about the rule of law and Roe v Wade is settled law.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell: “This lawless action should be investigated and punished as fully as possible. The Chief Justice must get to the bottom of it and the Department of Justice must pursue criminal charges if applicable.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says he will schedule a vote to “codify the right to an abortion in law.” But a similar bill got less than 50 votes in February, and it would need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Sinema and Manchin oppose gutting filibuster; Manchin opposes abortion rights — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if she was mislead by Kavanaugh, Collins told us: “My statement speaks for itself” — PolitiTweet.org

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Susan Collins: “If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office.” — PolitiTweet.org

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These are the US states where abortion rights could be under threat if Roe v. Wade is overturned - CNN https://t.co/HEPiF4yijF — PolitiTweet.org

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John Roberts did not want to completely overturn Roe, meaning he would have dissented from Alito's draft opinion, sources tell ⁦@JoanBiskupic⁩. Sources add that Roberts is willing to uphold Miss. law that would ban abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy https://t.co/zR5YoKNJUp — PolitiTweet.org

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So that means Democrats’ most immediate hope to keep Roe (assuming the draft opinion is true) is to gain seats in the Senate in the fall and to hold the House — a very difficult task. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just in February, Sen. Joe Manchin joined Republicans to block a bill to preserve women’s access to abortion. That bill failed, 46-48, and it needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Also Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema both oppose changing filibuster rules by a simple majority — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of immediate reaction from Dem lawmakers and candidates expressing outrage about leaked Roe decision. Not nearly as many GOP comments yet. Many Dem candidates calling for gutting filibuster but the votes aren’t there for that this year — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS Jan. 13-18 Support SCOTUS Overturning Roe vs. Wade?   Yes     30% No      69%   Margin of error: +/-4.0% pts CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS Jan. 13-18 Prefer SCOTUS Not Overturn Roe vs. Wade   Democrats       86% Independents    72% Republicans     44% — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jennagiesta: Some findings from a Jan. CNN poll: CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS Jan. 13-18 Feelings If Supreme Court Overturned Roe vs. Wa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @amyewalter: If true, SCOTUS decision will be most acutely felt in GOV races in battleground states like AZ, GA, MI, PA, WI. May not hav… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SCOTUSblog: The document leaked to Politico is almost certainly an authentic draft opinion by J. Alito that reflects what he believes a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Stunning leak that never happens in the court: A draft opinion showing that Roe will soon be gone — PolitiTweet.org

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Also noting Manchin sees it as a point of pride that he derailed BBB, and notes he made sure that bill stayed separate from infrastructure despite “all the shit we got for separating" the two from House progressives. He’s making clear he’s planning on running for re-elect in 2024 — PolitiTweet.org

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New - Talked to Manchin about his decision to cut an ad in a GOP primary. He said he was “pissed off” that Mooney conflated BBB with infra. He repeatedly dinged Mooney over his MD ties, and said he may think “it's advantageous” to go back to MD if he loses https://t.co/2WhgvTseL1 — PolitiTweet.org