Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation

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His announcement all but ensures a nominee put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump will be confirmed barring any potential missteps by the nominee during the confirmation process.

File-This Oct. 9, 2018, file photo shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney answering a question about tariffs during the debate with Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson in the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah. Utah Sen.-elect Romney says President Donald Trump's"conduct over the past two years ... is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.

Senate Majority Whip John Thune told CNN on Tuesday: "I think it would be a good idea to move forward." He said the timing is not nailed down yet and Republican senators will discuss it at lunch Tuesday. The high-stakes election year battle over the addition of a new justice to the Supreme Court stands to have profound consequences, both for the court by pushing it in a more conservative direction for decades to come and for the ongoing fight for control of Congress and the White House.

Thune said that he expects that once the Senate finishes the government funding bill — either this week or next — most senators will leave town for much of October as was planned before the passing of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senators up for reelection are anxious to get home to campaign.

Graham, who is up for reelection, touted Barrett, telling reporters: "I think she'd be a great choice."

 

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