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Thats not even factually accurate, he/she would be replaced by another dem. It would not shift the balance of power.

afavour 6y ago
Incorrect. Take the example of Sherrod Brown, Democratic senator from Ohio. If he leaves office or dies the Republican governor, Mike DeWine, picks his replacement. He is in no way obliged to pick a Democrat.
- trident5000 6y ago
  I suppose it depends but its highly likely as blue states tend to be thoroughly blue. As long as were taking about hypotheticals, what would have happened if they killed the president and VP when they stormed the white house? Nancy Pelosi is 3rd in line right? afavour: This is a perfect example of the information void between the two sides or selective memory. During the summer riots the white house was stormed with people trying to get past the gates. The secret service moved the pres to a bunker.
  - afavour 6y ago
    Edit now that you’ve changed the structure of your commend entirely: you’re just engaging in whataboutism now. You said that killing a senator could not change the balance of power. I explained that it was in fact quite possible, then you started discussing the protests that occurred over the summer (and the White House absolutely was not “stormed”, for what it’s worth!)
  - 8note 6y ago
    In this hypothetical, why are people that want trump to be president killing trump so that Nancy Pelosi can be president? What's their motivation here?
WaltPurvis 6y ago
No. Your attempted correction is factually inaccurate. In most states, the governor appoints a replacement when there's an unexpected Senate vacancy, and in only six of those states is the governor required fill the vacancy with someone of the same political party as the prior senator. In the other states, governors can and do appoint someone from their own party, so a Democratic senator from most states with a Republican governor would be replaced by a Republican. That's the case in Georgia, Ohio, New Hampshire, etc. It's a real concern; given the current atmosphere and the 50-50 Senate split, it would not surprise me at all to see someone murder a senator in order to tip the balance of control.
- jcranmer 6y ago
  > That's the case in Georgia That was not the case on January 6--the only GA senator a week ago was Loeffler, as she retains her seat until the certification of the runoff results.
  - WaltPurvis 6y ago
    True, but I was talking about the future, not January 6.

Incorrect. Take the example of Sherrod Brown, Democratic senator from Ohio. If he leaves office or dies the Republican governor, Mike DeWine, picks his replacement. He is in no way obliged to pick a Democrat.

trident5000 6y ago
I suppose it depends but its highly likely as blue states tend to be thoroughly blue. As long as were taking about hypotheticals, what would have happened if they killed the president and VP when they stormed the white house? Nancy Pelosi is 3rd in line right? afavour: This is a perfect example of the information void between the two sides or selective memory. During the summer riots the white house was stormed with people trying to get past the gates. The secret service moved the pres to a bunker.
- afavour 6y ago
  Edit now that you’ve changed the structure of your commend entirely: you’re just engaging in whataboutism now. You said that killing a senator could not change the balance of power. I explained that it was in fact quite possible, then you started discussing the protests that occurred over the summer (and the White House absolutely was not “stormed”, for what it’s worth!)
- 8note 6y ago
  In this hypothetical, why are people that want trump to be president killing trump so that Nancy Pelosi can be president? What's their motivation here?

WaltPurvis 6y ago

No. Your attempted correction is factually inaccurate. In most states, the governor appoints a replacement when there's an unexpected Senate vacancy, and in only six of those states is the governor required fill the vacancy with someone of the same political party as the prior senator. In the other states, governors can and do appoint someone from their own party, so a Democratic senator from most states with a Republican governor would be replaced by a Republican. That's the case in Georgia, Ohio, New Hampshire, etc. It's a real concern; given the current atmosphere and the 50-50 Senate split, it would not surprise me at all to see someone murder a senator in order to tip the balance of control.

jcranmer 6y ago
> That's the case in Georgia That was not the case on January 6--the only GA senator a week ago was Loeffler, as she retains her seat until the certification of the runoff results.
- WaltPurvis 6y ago
  True, but I was talking about the future, not January 6.