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Murkowski Will Be Marked ‘Present’ on Kavanaugh

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NBC News: “More than a 1,000 miles from Washington, wedding bells in Montana on Saturday will cause one Republican senator to change how her vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is tallied.”

“Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she ultimately will be marked as ‘present’ rather than a ‘no’ when the Senate is expected to confirm Kavanaugh to the nation’s highest court. She will be using the ‘pair between senators’ procedure so that Republican Sen. Steve Daines can walk his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day.”

Said Murkowski: “It will not change the outcome of the vote. But I do hope that it reminds us that we can take very small, very small steps to be gracious with one another. And maybe those small, gracious steps can lead to more.”

Gianforte Offers Private Plane to Daines

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Rep. Greg Gianforte’s (R-MT) private plane could make it possible for Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) to be in two places at once Saturday, Roll Call reports.

“Daines plans to walk his daughter Annie down the aisle for her wedding in Bozman, Montana on the same night his yea vote may be required for Republicans to approve Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.”

Said Daines: “My good friend and colleague Greg Gianforte has come to save the day. He’s offered me use of his plane. I appreciate his generosity as well as his dedication to family and country.”

Daines Says He Won’t Be Available for Saturday Vote

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Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) “says he’s going to attend his daughter’s wedding back home in Montana on Saturday regardless of a possible weekend Senate vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,” the Billings Gazette reports.

KTVQ: “Republicans could potentially be in a bind to confirm Kavanaugh if Daines is a no-show. With a 51-49 majority, the GOP can only afford to lose one vote, assuming all Democrats vote no. Vice President Mike Pence would cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie.”


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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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