The President would like some Republican USA Senate votes for confirmation….
THAT means that he is dealing with Senate Republicans who have clearly pointed to who they want to the choice…
Biden may not have too much wiggle room in this….
(Biden & Co. is sensitive to getting any more political setbacks then they already have had)
Republican Politics seem to be whip sawing Biden between getting who he wants and who Republicans believe will be less left leaning on the court….
Barring any surprises?…
Do NOT be surprised to see Michelle Childs, the Republican Senator’s choice, as Biden’s…..
President Joe Biden is actively looking for Republican support for his Supreme Court nominee. But he’s doing it cautiously, wary of setting expectations that end in failure.
Neither party anticipates the type of rancorous, ugly battle that has defined recent high court picks, but White House officials are trying to handle conversations with GOP lawmakers delicately in a way that avoids unwanted attention. Aides have already had to push back on Republican criticism over the president’s pledge to choose a Black woman to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
Outside of that, the substantive discussions between the two parties are unfolding entirely behind closed doors and mostly between staffers. Some Democrats close to the process described it as part of a deliberate strategy to avoid artificially raising expectations about a broad bipartisan vote for the eventual nominee…..
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In addition to early concerns over the reaction to Biden’s pledge, the universe of Republicans who have consistently backed his judicial picks is small. And one of those, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is openly lobbying for South Carolina circuit court judge Michelle Childs, suggesting that other picks could be “problematic.” The South Carolinian, who has consulted with White House Counsel Dana Remus but not Biden himself, publicly predicted that a vote for Childs would be bipartisan.
Inside the White House, some officials have grown exasperated with the public pressure campaign for Childs, not just from Graham, but also from Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), who has led the charge for her selection, according to three sources familiar with the dynamic.
Those officials believe the open push for Childs has put Biden in a box. If he were to select Childs it would be interpreted as a political play — designed either to reward Clyburn for his backing or cash in on Graham’s pledge for bipartisan support. But the sources also stressed that those feelings dissipated a bit on Wednesday, after Clyburn was quoted in the Washington Post saying he didn’t view his lobbying as an ultimatum….
Well yeah,Supreme Court nominations are political.
What’s new?
As for this latest one?All of the potential nominees seem to be well qualified and philosophically about the same .So sure, picking the one easiest to confirm seems a logical path to take and, based on what we are seeing presently, Childs seems the most likely to gain a smallmeasure of bipartisan support.
He, he, he….
Ok…
Politics and the Supreme’s CAN be mentioned in the same sentence…..
My point still is….
The REPUBLICANS may be making the final choice…
Progressives and others ARE going give Biden a rash of shit for this…
Biden IS gonna be sensitive to ANOTHER negative …..
But getting it done is object of the lesson
So presumably you think that “progressives” want Biden to nominate someone who will get No Republican votes.
Is that what you are trying to say?
Progressives don’t give a shit about anything but getting the most PROGRESSIVE judge on the court…..
The reality of the votes needed is beyond them
That is a recurring dynamic for Biden to deal with…..
The recurring dynamic is you making up shit to discredit “progressives. Your campaign of misinformation of those you despise is getting old.
Progressives are happy Biden is choosing a black woman, and ALL will be happy with any pick other than Child’s. And even if Child’s is nominated, the progressives will probably all vote for her.
And with this reactionary Supreme Court, getting the most progressive on the court is not a bad thing. None of the leading Supreme Court candidates are leftist radicals.
Let me see?
Progressives wary of possible Biden Supreme Court pick Childs on criminal justice, cite harsh pot sentence…Link...
Progressives criticize J. Michelle Childs, a potential Biden Supreme Court pick…Link.
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Left splits over Supreme Court pick pushed by top Biden ally….Link
Why some liberal Democrats balk at possible Supreme Court pick Michelle Childs...Link…
Z?
Your comments are all wet…..
Progressives are NOT happy with Childs….
I have provided proof (linked pieces) against your ‘making up shit’ comment which IS Bull Shit…..
Lefties Voting for Childs?
He, he, he….
Democratic Progressive law makers reside in the House NOT the Senate …
House Democrats do NOT vote for Supreme Court picks….
Progressives that are NOT lawmakers do NOT count..
I would think that Progressives Z?
Ain’t too happy that Republicans will probably steer Biden to his final choice…..
But then YOU think they will happy about this?
Why?…
Sorry you once again did not understand what I wrote, but it is typical for you to criticize me for something I didn’t say. It is. Part of your campaign of disinformation.
I don’tshare your desire to have a Democratic nominee on the court who will sometimes give cover to Thomas and Alito.
Now finish your lecture on how tut House does not vote for a Supremo Court nominee. Presumably you don’t think I know that or you want to give others the impression that I don’t.
Z?
I don’t want Biden’s choice to vote WITH the right leaners …..
Obviously the GOPer Senators are gambling Childs might more than the other two…
Of course once on the court?
People can and sometimes do surprise us with how they vote on cases…
Ok
Next effort to try to knock my responses?
I’m ready!
So there are no “progressive” Democrats in the Senate?
Well what are people like Elizabeth Warren?”Moderates.” “Conservatives?”
Enlighten us!
My mistake!
Democratic Senator Warren❗️
Indie Senator Sannders!
Good call Jack
Nevertheless?
The basic of my comments are the reality i’m betting….
Jack and I believe the choice will be easier to get confirmed
Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley and Sherrie Brown would all be considered progressive.
Invisible ones?
Sherrod Brown – that was an iPad autocorrect.
No problem
I don’t agree with that.
Your obsession with so called “progressives”( an amorphous grouping that seems to include any Democrat that you don’t care for) is well known.
I don’t think Biden will suffer any political repercussions for his Supreme Court pick.
Indeed that canard is drug out by the media anytime a President makes a Supreme Court pick.I cant think of any President who has suffered severe ,or even moderate ,consequences of his Supreme Court choices.
That’s ok….
But the kavanaugh and Barrett pick process still rings in the media….
I would think the Biden pick particulars will won’t just disappear ….
Of course Biden gets the final choice….
Kinda, eh?