Joe Biden Tells Why The GOP Wants To Block Obama's Supreme Court Nomination
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republicans object to allowing President Barack Obama to select a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for purely political reasons that aren't based on historical precedent.
“I think because they are intimidated by the dominant element of the Republican Party, the national politics, the far right. I think they are intimidated by it. I think it's the tail wagging the dog,” Biden told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. “I don’t believe in their heart they think this makes sense. They’ve never done this before.”
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