1/ quick thread on media obsession over "court packing" which is a straight up GOP talking point; pressrun.media/p/stop-calling…
2/ There's a reason Fox News uses the phrase "packing the courts" nearly ten times as often as CNN and MSNBC, according to TVeyes
3/ "Expanding the courts" is a more accurate description of what might take place during the next Democratic administration.
4/ In terms of radical Supreme Court behavior, let's not forget that during the waning weeks of the 2016 campaign, when even the GOP thought Trump would lose, Senate Republicans began announcing they would refuse to confirm any nominee put forward by President Hillary Clinton.
5/ the good news: the AP is getting it right, using "expanding" and referring to "packing" as a term Dem critics use
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