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Dems hope to draw blood from potential Trump SCOTUS pick

Conservatives say liberals are bent on ‘destroying’ the activist Neomi Rao before Trump can put her on his Supreme Court short list.

Politico, 02/04/2019 05:07 AM EST

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/trump-supreme-court-pick-neomi-rao-1144759

Some liberals hope to undermine Rao’s credentials even before she can assume a seat on the federal bench, sending a warning shot to the White House that they’d better think twice before nominating her to the high court.

In a Jan. 31 letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a top official with the liberal People for the American Way blasted Rao for holding “a dangerously reactionary view of the Constitution” and “inflammatory statements and writings on a wide variety of civil rights and other issues.” The letter noted that Trump is “apparently considering her for the Supreme Court should there be a vacancy.”

Conservatives are discouraging talk of Rao as a future justice, recognizing that it will only draw more scrutiny of her record, which has recently been criticized over controversial positions like her defense of dwarf-tossing and past skepticism of date rape claims.

“It’s not in the interest of people trying to get her confirmed to cast her as a future Supreme Court contender, but that is how she will be treated by the Democrats,” said a Republican familiar with the process who requested anonymity in order to speak candidly about her confirmation process. There’s “no question [Democrats] will seek to tarnish her and weaken her prospects as much as they can,” this person added.

Rao is not currently on a list of Supreme Court contenders Trump first released as a candidate and then updated in November 2017, after consultations with two conservative groups, the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation. In an interview with the Daily Caller published Wednesday, Trump said it was “highly likely” that he would choose his next high court nominee from that list.

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Neomi Rao Gets Kavanaughed

The left dredges up college writing to defeat a judicial nominee.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/neomi-rao-gets-kavanaughed-11548722089

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Also revisit Q 2671

If a woman is selected as the nominee does that eliminate the wrap up smear re: sexual assault?

What other tactics might be planned to block and/or force name removal?

Why is the Senate important?

Who controls the Senate?

53-47

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