Senate Republicans appear to be, if anything, closing ranks behind Mitch McConnell’s vow that the Senate will block anyone nominated by President Obama to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Even vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents are now rallying behind McConnell’s hard line.
But in so doing, Republicans may be courting a pretty serious risk: if Obama doesn’t end up getting his pick through, there is a real possibility that President Hillary Clinton could nominate a more liberal replacement than Obama did — and she might also enjoy a Dem Senate majority, making it easier to get that more liberal replacement confirmed.
