Gardner in March 2016: “The next election is too soon, and the stakes too high.”
Asked today about that: “If you didn't see my statement, I'll send it to you.”
His statement didn’t address his 2016 stance.
GOP on its 2016 vow to “let the voters decide”
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Ernst in 2016: “In the midst of a critical election, the American people deserve to have a say in this important decision that will impact the course of our country for years to come.”
Asked by @tedbarrettcnn multiple times about that past statement, Ernst ignored the questions
Rubio in the Capitol in 2016: "I don't think we should be moving forward on a nominee in the last year of this President's term. I would say that if it was a Republican president."
Asked about that this week, Rubio said: "Here's the bottom line: if the President nominates someone as he is allowed to do, and they put someone up that I support, I'm not going to vote against the judges I support. It's as simple as that."
Tillis and Cornyn in ‘16 said it was about “the principle” in letting voters decide direction of the court. Asked about the comments this week, both said it was actually about Obama being a lame-duck. Others, like Perdue, wouldn’t comment multiple times about their 2016 positions
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