Posted on 09/22/2020 8:49:12 AM PDT by springwater13
Judge Amy Coney Barrett has emerged as President Donald Trump's overwhelming favorite to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to several people familiar with the deliberations, who say the President's view was solidified during a lengthy meeting at the White House on Monday.
Trump has not finalized his decision, and with days to go until he announces his pick on Saturday, his thinking could change.
But for now, Barrett -- currently sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago -- is his clear front-runner and is viewed inside the White House as the likely nominee.
A source familiar with Trump's private conversations told CNN that one of his confidants on this issue told him that this pick is so important to not only his legacy but his re-election bid that she will effectively "be your new running mate."
Judge Barbara Lagoa remains on the list but multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN that Trump is fading on the idea of picking her. While Trump was initially enthused at the prospect of nominating a Cuban-American from Florida, a critical electoral battleground, Lagoa hasn't been previously vetted for the Supreme Court and some advisers suggested it would be a heavy lift to clear a new name quickly.
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The left needs the nominee to be Barrett because they have already compiled a number of attacks on her. They are raring to go. I have already seen one attack on Facebook that featured a huge lie about a group the Barrett’s belong to.
CNN? Unnamed sources? Sure. I’ll believe it.
If there is another Kavanaugh style hearing, it would not help Trump, even though we know it's the Democrats causing all the trouble.
My guess is that time was needed to get the Rs in the Senate “squared away”. McConnell needs to count votes and might still be counting votes. The GOP committed to hearing the nominee before the election but did they commit to voting for her? IDK.
TRUMP is paying 3D Chess keeping Dems off guard.
Plus she was already approved by the Senate for the circuit court appointment.
(Not that that will stop them)
Could be, we'll all find out Saturday.
Is she truly an originalist? I haven’t studied her record enough to know.
Since they just confirmed her for her existing seat McConnel should just proceed to the vote.
That would set liberals hair on fire.
Update her background check, then vote.
My gut tells me it won’t be ACB. But it could be the burrito I just ate talking.
It’s one of the first things that Wikipedia says about her. And she worked with Scalia.
Can the Senate just go to a vote and skip the trashing...err...hearings?
Exactly. They will say it is different because it is SCOTUS
Shes who I want too
And not just cause shes southern and pretty
Shes solid....shes already been sliced and diced.
And her background is conducive to social conservatism
The left and media detest her
Call her a Handmaiden
That should be informative for u as a right wing crazy
Anything and everything the Republicans do sets liberals hair on fire.
Religion isnt even supposed to be a criteria for any position.
Let’s see.... four CNN scumbags wrote this article, saying “A source familiar with Trump’s private conversations told CNN that one of his confidants on this issue told him that...”
Yeah, it’s believable.
They already made the Handmaidens tale to smear her. They have been going strong in the s smear fir a long while now !!!
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