as to not show any bias or preference):
White Guys: 8 — Ron Klain, Anthony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Pete Buttigieg, John Kerry, Merrick … Garland, Marty Walsh, and Dennis McDonough
White Gals: 3 — Janet Yellen, Jennifer Granholm, Avril Haines
Black Gals: 3 — Marcia…
Biden is picking MerrickGarland, the man who Barack Obama nominated for the Supreme Court but who was not given a hearing by Senate … MerrickGarland being nominated to attorney general as Mitch McConnell, who stopped him from having a chance at being a Supreme Court … MerrickGarland is a pretty middling centrist.…
Garland. … wanted to do Garland all in one day on Feb. 8 and Graham said no. … He also said that they are missing important information and documents on Garland in order to proceed.…
Two new names mentioned in a Politico article on Saturday were Deval Patrick and Judge MerrickGarland. … Judge Garland has been on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals for 23 years. … Of the two, if he is prepared to leave the DC Circuit, the better choice would be Garland.
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doing, Hallie is asking Republicans to be true to their word,” he responded, pointing out how Republicans refused to consider Judge Merrick … Garland, who was nominated by President Obama. …
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Clinton suggested the Republican position in 2016 to not hold Senate hearings when former President Barack Obama nominated Merrick … Garland means they have established a precedent and now the judicial confirmation “is absolutely broken,” adding that the Republicans…
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Democrats keep trying to use the GOP holding off on a hearing for MerrickGarland, President Barack Obama … Not so much the Democrats, who argued in 2016 that the Senate shouldn’t hold off on hearing on MerrickGarland, but now are arguing…
McConnell’s decision — as the statement proves — had nothing to do with MerrickGarland, and it had nothing to do with Donald Trump … Alternatively, confirm MerrickGarland as a “centrist” Justice who would be a “swing” vote in the middle of the Court capable of being … That is why Judge MerrickGarland is not Justice MerrickGarland today.…
President Obama nominated MerrickGarland, a D.C. … He laid the decision regarding MerrickGarland at the feet of the voters. … Schumer isn’t mad that the Senate Republicans didn’t hold a vote on MerrickGarland. …
When she was asked in an interview with the NYT in 2016 if the Senate should consider Merrick Garland’s nomination ahead of the election … That was why the GOP refused to give Barack Obama a vote on MerrickGarland. …
also showed that the majority disagreed with holding off on the confirmation hearing in 2016 for President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick … Garland. … U.S. adults disagreed with blocking Garland’s nomination, with 45% of Republicans saying it was right not to hold hearings for Garland…
Garland, they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn’t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn … In the aftermath of that statement, Trump was asked about the Obama-Garland issue earlier today. … Trump asked about Obama/Garland precedent:
"That's called the consequences of losing an election.…
Of course, Trump was reminded that Mitch McConnell wouldn’t allow Barack Obama’s nomination of MerrickGarland in 2016 to move forward … And by the way, I have to say this – Judge Garland is highly respected. I have a lot of respect for him.…
confirmed again yesterday that he believes this situation is different from that in 2016 when the Senate declined to hold a hearing for Merrick … Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee.…