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With Senate Democrats in the minority and helpless to stop President Trump and Senate Republicans from confirming the next nominee to the Supreme Court, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News spent a portion of Thursday’s broadcast looking to the few moderate GOP Senators to block whatever nominee was put forward. They were also worried of red state Democrats who would cross the aisle.
“Republicans are planning to rush-- push through the confirmation process for the President’s Supreme Court nominee and despite their majority in the Senate, a few key Republicans could make a very close confirmation vote,” announced anchor Lester Holt.
NBC Congressional correspondent Kasie Hunt appeared shocked Republicans would try to get a nominee confirmed at all and even seemed to suggest they might lose control of the Senate because of it. “Republicans planning to hold a confirmation vote before the midterm elections, refusing Democratic demands for a delay,” she whined. “Even though they could lose control of the Senate in November.”
What Hunt suggested made no sense. For months, the liberal media have been predicting a “blue wave” so massive the GOP would lose control of the House and possibly the Senate. So, with using their divination, wouldn’t it make more sense for the GOP Senators to confirm someone because they were going to lose everything?
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