It's a garbage tactic if it leads to Souters, as it has.
As for her credentials, what are they talking about? This woman has been recognized in Texas for great accomplishment. Is not Texas good enough? Is this another instance of East Coast snobbery?
She's had a nice career but it doesn't give a whiff of Supreme Court. People from all around the country think that. It's not a regional thing.
Wish I could recall his handle.