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Joe Biden should be Obama's nominee. (Original Post)
Capn Sunshine
Feb 2016
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saltpoint
(50,986 posts)1. Love Joe, but a younger nominee
would sustain a progressive record.
Someone 48 or 50, say.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)2. I disagree. We need somebody younger if possible.
That way they can be there for a longer time.
Capn Sunshine
(14,378 posts)3. Ageists!
But a good point.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)4. No. The next SCJ needs to be there longer than 8 years.
And I'm 51.
Capn Sunshine
(14,378 posts)5. OK, how about Julian Castro?
Fighting a Latino justice nominee would have serious long lasting consequences for the R's.
ZX86
(1,428 posts)6. Needs to be a woman.
Blocking a woman will show the Republicans for the bigots they are.