Both moderate Democrats have not only stated they oppose rushing to fill a vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—they have blasted Mitch McConnell for pushing to confirm a nominee before the election.
Enough GOP senators have fallen in line behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to confirm a Supreme Court nominee from President Donald Trump before the election.
In fact, they've come out swinging against McConnell and their Republican colleagues, saying it's blatant hypocrisy to confirm a nominee just weeks ahead of the election."For the sake of the integrity of our courts and legal system, I do not believe the U.S. Senate should vote on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee before the November 3rd election," Manchin said in a statement on Monday.
."It is just pure political power play, and it is no wonder people hold Congress in such low esteem."Newsweek subscription offers > Manchin, who won re-election for a second term in 2018 by less than 20,000 votes, echoed the sentiment among Democrats that racing to a confirmation vote in an election year screamed of hypocrisy. In 2016, McConnell refused to allow a vote on Obama-nominee Merrick Garland more than 200 days prior to that year's election. Ginsburg died at the age of 87 on Friday—46 days before November's contest.
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