Time to play hardball with McConnell?

[kentuck]

And Mitch knows hardball. Just ask Merrick Garland.

What can the Democrats do to slow down the direction McConnell is headed? He wants to dismiss the trial as soon as possible.

He wants both sides to talk for two-twelve hour days so he can say everything was "fair". Per the orders of Herr Leader, he wants to end it quickly.

Democrats could request an upfront vote before they would proceed any further? It might force Roberts to make a ruling? They need to disrupt the process that McConnell is planning.

It's about hardball politics but that is not something Democrats enjoy participating in.

What are their options?

[Ninga]

1. The ones we don't know they have?

[CrispyQ]

2. Keep investigating the Con and file more articles of impeachment against him.

He can brag that no one has been impeached more than him. Plan it so there is a senate trial around September. Hire a top notch marketing firm to put together an ad campaign that uses video clips of GOP senators being sworn in and taking an oath to the Constitution, followed with a contrasting screen with clips showing they've abandoned that oath.

We're going to need a marketing department for that, and an appreciation for the value of marketing, something our side doesn't have. WTF?

[DEbluedude]

4. I firmly believe that this is the way to go.

You can bet that details will continually emerge about the illegal workings of this international crime syndicate. We cannot stop. I believe that in the long run justice will prevail. Not sure that I'll see it but that doesn't matter. This country is going through a fundamental change for the worst that will take decades to overcome.

Education. We need to be better at the narrative. Truthful marketing is where its at, if there is such a thing. However, I feel if we don't educate people we might as well just pack it in. We need to be in it for the long haul, not just to win the 'breaking news' story of the day. Or hour, for that matter.

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[MineralMan]

3. Hardball? The very best we could do would be to convert enough

Republicans to vote against McConnell's plans to cut it short. Beyond that, we have no hardball to play. Everything will be voted on by the Republican-majority Senate. Unless we can get a few Republicans to vote against what gets proposed, we have no real alternative game we can play.

Roberts can make rulings, but those, too, are subject to a vote in the Senate. Unless we can shift a few Republicans, we will lose those votes.

Reality bites.