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And if they'd had the vote? The result would have been no. Same result.
by danielmarkbruce 2y ago
And if they'd had the vote? The result would have been no. Same result.
- TylerE 2y agoIt would have put a lot of prominent Republicans - including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - in an awkward position because a number of them had previously said he was a great candidate for the court. So, they either make a liar out of themselves, or become a rank hypocrite.
- danielmarkbruce 2y agoThey are politicians... Anyway, I'll grant it's symbolically different and it wasn't a good look. In practice though, the senate has to be on board with the nomination and in both cases they were not and it didn't go through in either.