Republicans are in the midst of an election where they could lose the White House by a landslide, control of the Senate, and see their House majority significantly reduced, but John McCain’s promise to block any Clinton Supreme Court nominee shows that Republicans have learned nothing.
Audio of McCain on 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia:
McCain wouldn’t commit to saying that Trump is the superior candidate on Supreme Court issues, but he did vow to block any Hillary Clinton nominee to the Supreme Court, “I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up. I promise you. This is where we need the majority and Pat Toomey is probably as articulate and effective on the floor of the Senate as anyone I have encountered.”
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McCain’s statement could be viewed as him pulling his usual up for reelection, so play the tough Republican act, or the more likely explanation is that since Republicans got away with Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the door has been opened for Republicans to try to block every Democratic Supreme Court nominee.
As has become the norm in American politics, Republican have taken the wrong lesson from their bad behavior. McCain’s comments are why Democrats need to win as many seats as they can in the House and Senate. Every single Senate seat that Democrats pick up above the four that they need to take back the majority will bring them closer to getting nominees and legislation through the Senate.
Republicans have learned nothing from the potential pummeling that they may take at the polls in 2016. Sen. McCain’s comments suggest that congressional Republicans are going to continue down the path of obstruction.
Only a Democratic Congress can end the tyranny of the Capitol Hill do nothing congressional GOP.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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