Kirsten Gillibrand has pledged to only nominate judges that will uphold Roe v. Wade as settled legal precedent
— a move that commits to a judicial litmus test and marks an unusual step for a presidential candidate.
It's a move that Gillibrand hopes will help her stand out in the sprawling field of 2020 contenders, setting herself up as a leader on this issue. But it's also a commitment that the rest of the 20 Democratic presidential field would likely agree with. Gillibrand, for her part, has still struggled to break out of 1 percent in national and early state polling, even after formally launching her presidential bid with a rally in Manhattan last month.
It's also not the first pledge to address the judicial system. Democratic candidates have increasingly talked about "court packing," a proposal to add seats on the Supreme Court. Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, as well as Gillibrand, have allGillibrand's pledge tracks with her feminist messaging.
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