tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post5844308933185563438..comments2024-03-28T02:24:34.231-04:00Comments on Born To Run The Numbers: BTRTN: The Seventeen GOP Senators Who Could Convict TrumpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204820380951843146noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-23877735191383634962021-01-18T07:17:22.523-05:002021-01-18T07:17:22.523-05:00Third attempt to post this comment.
One other poi...Third attempt to post this comment.<br /><br />One other point is that an absent Senator changes the math. One missing Senator reduces the required votes to convict from 67 to 66. Each two additional absences reduces the requirement further. Hypothetically, if 25 Republicans all had a tactical Covid diagnosis, the 48 Democrats and two Independents would be enough to convict on their own.<br /><brMalcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261777180157062970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-88484639541392128222021-01-17T22:40:51.235-05:002021-01-17T22:40:51.235-05:00Maybe Rubio remembers Trump's insults in the 2...Maybe Rubio remembers Trump's insults in the 20216 primary debates.Edward H. Binnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574290513728611326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-13848082106428190242021-01-17T18:49:06.088-05:002021-01-17T18:49:06.088-05:00Rubio is a slippery character. I wouldn't be s...Rubio is a slippery character. I wouldn't be so quick to count him as a definite no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-16761539144213874352021-01-17T16:38:08.032-05:002021-01-17T16:38:08.032-05:00I think Tom Cotton is already saying that he belie...I think Tom Cotton is already saying that he believes it's unconstitutional to impeach/convict a president after leaving office, so he won't vote to convict. I don't think there's any way that 17 GOP senators will do so. Only plausible scenario for conviction, I think, is if one or more of the GOP senators do not show up for the final vote, bringing the 2/3 majority count down to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-59823901381158603252021-01-17T15:52:03.780-05:002021-01-17T15:52:03.780-05:00Thanks for such a clear and knowledgeable survey! ...Thanks for such a clear and knowledgeable survey! BTRTN is now bookmarked.<br /><br />The grammar policeman in me was triggered by "vicelike" which at first I took to be a colorful neologism nicely designed for the case at hand. But I see it's UK usage for our "viselike", and will always give a pass on that. So I learned something there too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-14508216796733695382021-01-17T15:05:58.232-05:002021-01-17T15:05:58.232-05:00There are 33 on your "almost certain to acqui...There are 33 on your "almost certain to acquit" list, not 32. Note that 5+12+33=50.Bruce Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265290014993648086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-86503920994334713422021-01-17T14:07:06.439-05:002021-01-17T14:07:06.439-05:00Remember this time it's likely there will be w...Remember this time it's likely there will be witnesses and evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-10841799086990029392021-01-17T13:59:16.552-05:002021-01-17T13:59:16.552-05:00The Republican party is broken. The seemingly inex...The Republican party is broken. The seemingly inexorable march of the jackboots towards neo-fascism - led by McConnell, boosted by Trump, and culminating in the Trump insurrection - will need to be halted if there is to be a future for this party. They need to put divisiveness behind them - look where it got them!C.H.S. Gibsonhttp://p2p4u-finance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740109351100971187.post-16109784258678360372021-01-17T13:56:16.137-05:002021-01-17T13:56:16.137-05:00clear-minded head count and pretty accurate, will ...clear-minded head count and pretty accurate, will be fun to see how the tide shifts after Wednesday as things move forward into actions instead of plans/words<br />Christopher Lintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972852869932530843noreply@blogger.com