Smart piece from my friend @MatthewJFranck pushing back on the "Make A Deal" cabal (of which I'm a member). I'm saving my responses for a longer piece but 2 quick points.... thedispatch.com/p/vote-on-pres… 1/4
First, I actually don't think McConnell is being a hypocrite (certainly not on the scale of Graham). He was always more careful and surgical in his statements (As far as I know, maybe I'm missing some quote). and .... 2/4
Second, I don't think "fairness to the nominee" is a particularly powerful argument. I'm all for fairness, to be sure. But it can't be the primary determinant in confirmation battles, can it? I mean "fairness to the nominee" isn't in the constitution either. 3/4
It feels bootstrappy to say this fairness - 40-odd days to the election - is the 1 institutional principle that compels quick action. But maybe I'm misreading. Regardless, he makes many points that have me thinking. And it's great to have him writing for us. 4/4
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