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2016 Postmortem

Tiggeroshii

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3. I might be sold on this point, though from your link:

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 04:05 PM

Dec 2016

"Finally, a fourth point: we don’t want Biden to risk so much political capital and so much support by pulling this move. Biden may be a good nominee to run against Trump in 2020. I’m not suggesting he is the best option, but at this stage, he is one of our options with the gravitas, experience, and appeal to the Midwest working class to defeat Trump. That might be the best reason not to pull this move: defeating Trump is more important than any single office, seat on a Court, or piece of legislation."

The political capital may be too much to lose for a Supreme Court seat.

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Interesting analysis on the potential Jan. 3 Appointment of Merrick Garland [View all] Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 OP

Another analysis of why that won't be happening... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #1

Looks like both our sources reference the same person, Sean Davis Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #2

SCOTUS has ruled SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #7

I might be sold on this point, though from your link: Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #3

That's simply not going to happen. It's about as likely as MineralMan Dec 2016 #4

:( Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #5

No chance in Hell kudzu22 Dec 2016 #6

Merrick has no chance... conservatives won budkin Dec 2016 #8