the republicans and the media are going to destroy any nominee, it's what they do best.

[spanone]

it will not be pretty.

[Kath1]

1. Yes,

It will be waaaaaay ugly.

[malaise]

2. Tonight was unbelievable

I've never seen anything like it

[spanone]

4. i'll be curious to see how our nation responds to such insanity.

[HooptieWagon]

3. Ugly yes. Sanders supporters not influenced by M$M though.

Hillary supporters seem awfully nervous about media though.

[Old Codger]

5. Get it started

And hope it keeps on into their campaigns, keep the heat on so that the constant impedance is highlighted..

[spanone]

8. Obama vows to nominate Supreme Court replacement for Scalia

The president praised Scalia, who died of natural causes at 79 on Saturday, as "one of the towering legal figures of our time" who had "influenced a generation." Obama did not specify a timetable for his selection, and he did not take questions from reporters at an impromptu news conference here at the Omni Hotel. White House aides offered no further details.

Obama, who already has named two female justices to the nine-member court, has the opportunity to leave a broad mark on the nation's highest judicial panel. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has vowed to block any nomination in an election year, saying that the next president should have the chance to make the selection.

The issue already has become embroiled in the 2016 campaign, with candidates in both the Republican and Democratic races weighing on Saturday.

Obama's remarks came after the White House scrambled to arrange an unscheduled statement from the president, who had been playing golf at the Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta. Obama is here for several days of leisure ahead of a two-day summit with Southeast Asian leaders starting Monday at the Sunnylands retreat in Rancho Mirage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/13/obama-vows-to-nominate-supreme-court-replacement-for-scalia/

[Chasstev365]

6. you forgot one factor

Feckless Democrats, who let themselves get Swiftboated. Jimmy Carter, Michael Dukakis, AL Gore, and John Kerry all brought a butter knife to a gun fight. Whoever the nominee is, Bernie or Hillary, YOU MUST BE RUTHLESS! They won't play by the rules, so why should you?

[Squinch]

7. Not if the Democrats get there first.

[spanone]

9. the republicans already have their talking points

Testy GOP contenders say Obama should wait on Supreme Court nomination

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Republican White House hopefuls insisted that President Barack Obama step aside and let his successor nominate the next Supreme Court justice, in a raucous Saturday night debate that also featured harshly personal jousting over immigration and foreign policy.

The debate was shaken by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia hours before the candidates took the stage. Among the contenders, only Jeb Bush said Obama had “every right” to nominate a justice during his final year in office. The former Florida governor said the presidency must be a strong office — though he added that he didn’t expect Obama to pick a candidate who could win consensus support.

The five other candidates on the stage urged the Republican-led Senate to block any attempts by the president to get his third nominee on the court.

“It’s up to Mitch McConnell and everybody else to stop it,” Donald Trump said. “It’s called delay, delay, delay.”

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/gop-contenders-say-obama-should-wait-on-supreme-court-nomination/

[Squinch]

10. And I see those talking points here on a Democratic site all the time.