OnTheRocks Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 If Bush is reelected what are the chances he will actually get a nominee (or two) of his choice on the bench?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Hopefully very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichFan Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Bush has shown that when he is doing well, he has pretty good coat tails. I think a Bush win would be accompanied by a decisive victory in Congress as well. If that didn't sober up the Dems and cause them to start getting work done, the midterms in 2006 would probably serve up 60 Repubs in the Senate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 If Bush is reelected what are the chances he will actually get a nominee (or two) of his choice on the bench?? 23356[/snapback] Nominatins are always a battle, how bad it gets depends on the nominee he submits. It also depends on who is being replaced. For example, if Rhenquist retires, the democrats could let another ultra conservative nominee make it to the bench because it wouldn't alter the balance on some of the more critical issues such as abortion. However, if Sandra Day O'Connor steps down and she is replaced with an ultra conservative, that would alter the current balance on the court and the democrats would likely fight that pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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