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calm their right wing base
1) Does "calm their right wing base" mean " calm their right wing supporter"?
2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
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This is a thread about the political battle that is already unfolding over the Supreme Court vacancy. The Republicans are already shooting themselves in the foot.
1) To announce the day of Scalia's death that they will not confirm any Obama appointment no matter who he nominates is very bad optics. McConnell et al did it to calm their right wing base, but it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee out of the water.
2) The Democrats have the Constitution on their side. It is the Constitutional duty of President Obama to nominate someone for the next justice. It is the Constitution duty of the Senate to consider this nominee, to deliberate and the give them a fair hearing.
2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
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This is a thread about the political battle that is already unfolding over the Supreme Court vacancy. The Republicans are already shooting themselves in the foot.
1) To announce the day of Scalia's death that they will not confirm any Obama appointment no matter who he nominates is very bad optics. McConnell et al did it to calm their right wing base, but it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee out of the water.
2) The Democrats have the Constitution on their side. It is the Constitutional duty of President Obama to nominate someone for the next justice. It is the Constitution duty of the Senate to consider this nominee, to deliberate and the give them a fair hearing.
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1) Does "calm their right wing base" mean " calm their right wing supporter"? Their reliable right-wing supporters who always vote Republican. 2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
- 1) Does "calm their right wing base" mean " calm their right wing supporter"?
- Their reliable right-wing supporters who always vote Republican.
- 2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
- No.
- shoot something out of the water is an idiom that means destroy something completely.
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1) Does "calm their right wing base" mean " calm their right wing supporter"? Yes.Their reliable right-wing supporters who always vote Republican.
2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
2) Does "it shoots any other argument they made against a specific nominee“ mean "McConnell et al criticizes any other argument the right wing supporters made against a specific nominee"?
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