President Donald Trump is pushing for the Senate to confirm his Supreme Court nominee before Election Day, but GOP leaders indicated the party has not reached consensus on the timing for filling the vacancy
President Donald Trump is pushing for the Senate to confirm his Supreme Court nominee before Election Day — but Senate Republican leaders are noncommittal.
But each scenario — confirming Ginsburg’s replacement before the election or in the lame-duck session — carries serious political risks for McConnell and Republicans, who are already at risk of losing their majority in the November election. Voting before the election could electrify liberals — but voting after, particularly if Trump loses, would be a decision of historic controversy that could lead to questions of legitimacy for whoever is seated on the high court.
Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham indicated later Monday that he plans to move the nomination through the committee in time to vote before Election Day. in the 53-47 GOP-majority Senate. Sen. Mitt Romney has yet to reveal his position, as Democrats remain united that Ginsburg’s replacement should not be considered until next year.
“I think it should take as long as it takes, and at the same time I don’t think we should drag it out,” Blunt said. “I don’t think we should have a barrier here that gets in the way of people feeling like this took as long as it needed to take.”
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