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Republicans are mostly enthusiastic about a Scotus fight bc it changes the topic from Trump & covid + they think angry Dems will make ACB a sympathetic figure
w @maggieNYT on a plan that’s based as much in hope as in strategy >
nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/…
Lamar! — saying it out loud >
“Either the election can be about Trump or about Covid or about the Supreme Court. And I think, of those three, if it’s about the Supreme Court, that traditionally has helped Republicans more.”
What is striking for a president who’s shown no hesitation in using the levers of power for political purposes, he has shown scant interest in even considering Lagoa to help in FL
@SenRickScott makes case to us
But as @maggieNYT notes, Meadows + the right want ACB
Dem concerns about DiFi are real. They know they cannot afford to give Republican any opening
asked how they will avoid walking into the trap, Cantwell cited the whole panel >
“I think we’ve got enough women on the Judiciary Committee who know how to handle themselves”
A tell on how uneasy Republicans are on abortion politics
Tillis + Cornyn — both from red-leaning states and on ballot — wouldn’t say whether they wanted to overturn Roe.
Just said they’re “pro-life”
And Tillis read some stage directions >>
nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/…
h/t @RonBrownstein for pulling the @PRRIpoll state by state numbers on abortion rights -- ME, CO, AZ (plus MI, where Rs still hoping to sag a Senate seat) have over 55% support for legal abortion
Part of Lagoa's challenge: Social conservatives sought to derail her by reminding Trump that she was first put on the bench by......yup, JEB.
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