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Schumer: Trump should pick 'mainstream' candidate to fill Supreme Court vacancy
The Washington Examiner ^ | November 20, 2016 | Ryan Lovelace

Posted on 11/20/2016 2:26:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he wants President-elect Trump to select a "mainstream" candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

Asked by NBC on Sunday whether he was comfortable filibustering any Trump nominee for the court, Schumer dodged answering the question directly.

"I hope that President Trump picks a mainstream candidate," Schumer said. "A mainstream candidate is somebody you may not agree with on every issue, but basically believes in precedent."

NBC's Chuck Todd interrupted Schumer and asked, "What does that mean? Can he nominate somebody in your mind that is, say, [Texas Sen.] Ted Cruz? Is he too conservative for you?"

"I'm not going to get into specific candidates, but we'd hope it would be mainstream," Schumer answered. "If it is mainstream, you have to remember, the last four nominees, two from President Bush, two from President Obama, got bipartisan support on the bench. If he doesn't nominate a mainstream candidate, we're going to go at him with everything we have, or her. Go at the candidate with everything we've got because this is so, so important."

Schumer expressed a willingness to work with Trump on issues where the president-elect and Democratic Party agree in a series of Sunday morning interviews. Trump responded by praising Schumer on Twitter.


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: cruz; democrats; no; nuclearoption; putz; schmuckschemer; schumer; scotus; supremecourt; trump
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1 posted on 11/20/2016 2:26:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

To the Dems mainstream means raging lib.


2 posted on 11/20/2016 2:28:27 PM PST by Gamecock (Gun owner. Christian. Pro-American. Pro Law and Order. I am in the basket of deplorables.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

His definition of mainstream: liberal democrat


3 posted on 11/20/2016 2:28:29 PM PST by odawg
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
America: Schumer should STFU
4 posted on 11/20/2016 2:28:48 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Gamecock

and just like Schumey here, an open fag.


5 posted on 11/20/2016 2:29:09 PM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz would be good.


6 posted on 11/20/2016 2:29:21 PM PST by bluecollarman (P)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The dogs bark, the caravan moves on.


7 posted on 11/20/2016 2:29:30 PM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Judge Andrew Napolitano is on a mainstream TV network

That mainstream enough for you Schumer?

DONE!


8 posted on 11/20/2016 2:30:07 PM PST by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Schumer picks up right where he left off in 2008.

-PJ

9 posted on 11/20/2016 2:30:16 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trump responded by praising Schumer on Twitter.

He may be taking this gracious magnanimity thing a bit too far.

10 posted on 11/20/2016 2:30:19 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump’s pick for SCOTUS should be Wayne LaPierre.


11 posted on 11/20/2016 2:31:16 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Own a rifle. Be an American.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Like Democrat presidents have ever picked any justice that deviated from their Leftist agenda. Shut up! Schumer. Elections have consequences.


12 posted on 11/20/2016 2:31:17 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just like obongo’s “mainstream” picks? LOL!


13 posted on 11/20/2016 2:31:38 PM PST by GregoTX
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Schumer, you should pick.................your nose...


14 posted on 11/20/2016 2:31:43 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: bluecollarman

He’d get unanimous consent just to get him out of the Senate! (I kid, I kid)


15 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:07 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: BuffaloJack
Trump’s pick for SCOTUS should be Wayne LaPierre

Awesome idea.

16 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:34 PM PST by GregoTX
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’s not exactly factually correct here. He’s saying the Bush nominees got bipartisan support, but here was an abortive attempt to filibuster the nomination of Justice Alito. The vote on Alito was 58-42 as I recall. So he did get a handful of Democrat votes but the vast majority of Democrats opposed Justice Alito.


17 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:36 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Screw you, Chucky!
18 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:39 PM PST by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He should have passed that advice along a few years ago. He might be considered relevant today.


19 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:43 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (NoHellary)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I heard him on Fox News and he sounds 100% better than Harry Reid. He may choose not to block everything


20 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:57 PM PST by wiseprince
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