Obama will nominate someone with impeccable qualification to the Supreme Court

[awake]

It will be someone that can be a truly fair and impartial jurist whom most Americans will be comfortable with, it will not be a strong liberal leaning appointee. Obama understands that the issues we here care about will easily stand up to review from a truly unbiased judge. When one is on the right side of history one has no need to put a finger on the scale of justice. By not appointing a political justice he will have boxed in the blue state senators who are up for reelection. The Repubicans will then be on the defensive try to stall till the election and trying to explain why they do not want to do their job.

While many will want a clearly left leaning judge to be nominated that's not going to happen Obama will take the high ground with his desire to depoliticize the Court.

Just saying, I could be wrong but this seem to be the way Obama rolls.

[flamingdem]

1. If Bernie wins the General I wonder who he'd appoint

Would love to see the Repuke's faces upon the announcement

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. This (or a Clinton win) will have to play into their calculations

If they stall the nomination pre-election, they know they can't stall it post-election. So, do you take a perceived moderate now, or a liberal then? Do they want to gamble on that? I don't think so. There will be flapping and fussing, and deals made as to who will vote Yea and Nay given the mood in their state and their election prospects. Then, the Senate will confirm the nominee, who will probably be Sri Srinivasan - a guy everybody could live with.

[Hoyt]

2. Agree. Unfortunately we'll hear how he is going to nominate an oligarch or some such.

[SHRED]

3. If they are unwilling to overturn Citizens United then they are worthless

[awake]

5. No worry only a right wing judge would uphold Citzens United

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. It will almost certainly be Sri Srinivasan

97 senators, including those up for reelection, voted unanimously to appoint him the the DC Circuit Court three years ago.

The campaign commercial write themselves.

[Hekate]

12. That's the name that came to me -- and the confirm from 3 years ago.

[JFKDem62]

7. I agree 100%.

It is the way he rolls and it is prudent.

[spanone]

8. and that won't matter one bit to the republicans...they have already vowed to obstruct

[awake]

9. The blue state republicans may be too scared to hold out

If the nominee is seen a main stream then it will be hard for Mitch too keep all of his troupes in line

[spanone]

10. let's hope so.

[Calista241]

11. I don't think there's any downside for the Repubs to sit on this for a year.

Some significant majority of the US population can't name a Supreme Court Justice, and probably has little idea of what the Supreme Court actually does, and how consequential it is.

Even if the Senate was under Democratic control, there wouldn't be confirmation hearings until July or so.