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Micah Grossman's avatar

McConnell only became Majority leader after the 14 midterms. The minute Obama won re-election she could have resigned and Schumer could have ensured Garland a vote.

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Double-A's avatar

Harry Reid was Majority Leader after Obama was re-elected, not Schumer yet, but your general thrust is correct.

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Micah Grossman's avatar

I knew he retired sometime during Obama's administration, I guess I thought it happened earlier. Reid was much more capable and would definitely shepherded Garland through that process in '12-14 had RBG resigned then.

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SKP's avatar

That was 6 years before she actually died. She looked and probably felt a lot less vulnerable then.

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E2's avatar

She knew she was already past 80 years old. She knew she had already had four rounds of cancer. It was irresponsible to bet the country's well-being, the rights of millions of citizens, on her personal well-being.

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