[quote=no_such_reality]JIMHO, but McConnell signed express tickets to loserville for many republicans come this fall with his premature declaration that the President shouldn’t nominate and that they won’t take action.
If he follows through and Obama nominate any but the most activist of liberal justices too much energy will be driven into the dens and moderates which will go to the polls and spank anything with a R by their name.[/quote]
I don’t share your enthusiasm. I don’t think most moderate voters care *that* much about the Supreme Court, much less the Supreme Court nomination process.
Mark Kirk of Illinois has already laid the groundwork to break from his party if he needs to. There’s a couple vulnerable Republican Senators who could be hurt a little bit if this battle gets ugly down the road. But end of the day it could be the difference between 52 and 51 Republican Senators, which is not optimal for that Republican who loses their seat, but probably worth the cost for Mitch.
