Politicians and Media Personalities Call for Delayed Vote on New Supreme Court Pick
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From the Right
Schumer: Forcing Vote on Kennedy‘s Replacement Before the Midterms Would be ‘Absolute Height of Hypocrisy’Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has called on his Republican colleagues to delay a vote on Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement until after the midterm elections, suggesting that to do otherwise would be hypocritical considering their opposition to Barack Obama’s election-year nomination of Merrick Garland.
From the Left
Chris Matthews: ‘Hell to Pay’ If Democrats Don't Block Anthony Kennedy ReplacementIf the Democratic leadership doesn’t treat Trump’s Supreme Court nominee the way Mitch McConnell treated Merrick Garland, the MSNBC host said, ‘They’re through.’
From the Center
Chuck Todd: GOP 'may fully pull that hypocrisy muscle' by confirming SCOTUS pick in election yearNBC's Chuck Todd said Wednesday that Senate Republicans “may fully pull that hypocrisy muscle” by confirming President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year, after blocking former President Obama’s nominee in 2016 for the same reason.
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