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2020 Dems' opposition builds against Trump judges
Exclusive data obtained by POLITICO shows that Senate Democrats are rejecting the president's judicial nominees far more often than during the last Congress.
By MARIANNE LEVINE 07/06/2019 07:55 AM EDT
Sen. Amy Klobuchar once supported a majority of President Donald Trumps nominees to the federal judiciary. But this year, the Minnesota Democrats backing of them plummeted.
Klobuchar isnt alone. Every senator running for president has voted far less often for Trumps judges this year compared with the previous Congress.
Trump's focus on the federal judiciary has put the issue front and center on the 2020 stage, giving senators vying for the Oval Office another opportunity to please the liberal grassroots and potentially push others in the caucus to resist the president and the GOPs agenda.
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have rejected every Trump judge since this Congress began. Klobuchar, who drew fire from progressives for previously supporting 64 percent of the Trump nominees, supported only 3 percent, according to data provided exclusively by the liberal judicial group Demand Justice.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/06/democratic-candidates-trump-judges-1397767
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2020 Dems' opposition builds against Trump judges (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2019
OP
not much they can do about it as the rules are no longer being followed by McConnel
beachbum bob
Jul 2019
#1
They need a plan to shakeup the Senate and SHE DIDN'T KNOW THIS IN 2017?????
bucolic_frolic
Jul 2019
#2
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. not much they can do about it as the rules are no longer being followed by McConnel
trump will continue to appoint judges
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)2. They need a plan to shakeup the Senate and SHE DIDN'T KNOW THIS IN 2017?????
HELLO???
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)4. She who?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueWI
(1,736 posts)3. About time.
If you have a no vote or a filibuster, no better time to use it than now.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided