Is Obama’s Supreme Court nominee the lesser of three evils?
Mar 17, 2016, 10:26 AM | Updated: 10:35 am
Merrick Garland planned to meet with two top Democrats a day after Obama finally gave a name, face, and judicial record to his effort to fill the vacancy left by last month's death of Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP)
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President Barack Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court prepared for his initial courtesy calls with senators Thursday as Democrats began the next phase of their drive to put unbearable election-year pressure on Republicans refusing to consider any Obama pick.
Merrick Garland planned to meet with two top Democrats a day after Obama finally gave a name, face, and judicial record to his effort to fill the vacancy left by last month’s death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Former Attorney General Rob McKenna joined Seattle’s Morning News to discuss the recent nomination and how Garland would stack up against a Clinton or Trump nominee.
