Former Vice President Joe Biden dodges court-packing questions as SCOTUS nomination moves forward.
in a recent poll conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post say the Senate should wait to replace Ginsburg until after the election, a nearly equal majority, 54%, are opposed to adding seats to the Supreme Court.
It has also given the Trump campaign an opening to hammer home the Biden campaign's refusal to clarify its position on court packing. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, listens at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix, Oct. 8, 2020.
"I think that Vice President Biden has been very clear. He's answered this question previously, he said this is not a hypothetical, that the answer is not productive and we shouldn't be on it speculating right now," she said.Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, speaks at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix, Oct. 8, 2020, to kick off a small business bus tour.
"[Pence] is speaking to those conservatives who are afraid of losing judicial power and saying this is the legacy that they have put in place. And all the other things they don't like about Trump are front and center, but they can hold onto this thing," said Brown in an interview with ABC News.But not everyone agrees that Biden's approach is damaging.
"Although Washington loves this debate and Republicans want to make it a focus, most Americans care about jobs and health. Biden can easily say that will be an issue he addresses if and when he is president, and depending on what the Senate days," he added.
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