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x0x0 on Feb 13, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died

Of course, the fear that democrats may take both the presidency and the senate might motivate senate republicans to make a deal now, since there's a nonzero chance an immediate deal comes with maximal leverage.

spinlock on Feb 13, 2016 [–]

I just don't see republicans as that cautious.

x0x0 on Feb 14, 2016 | [–]

Nor do I in general, but Mitch McConnell is. He strongly prefers a nominee constrained by Grassley rather than by Manchin.

For the immediate future, even a 4-4 court is a marked improvement from the pov of democrats.

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