> [if] Obama had a Democratic Senate majority when he nominated Merrick Garland… With a Democratic majority, Garland would have been confirmed. It's exactly be

> [if] Obama had a Democratic Senate majority when he nominated Merrick Garland… With a Democratic majority, Garland would have been confirmed. It's exactly because no Democratic majority in the Senate existed that Garland wasn't even voted on (and actually didn't even get a hearing).