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Mitt Romney Is Just Making Stuff Up Now

Just go ahead and admit you don't care about precedent!

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Mitt Romney stated he will support reversing the “McConnell Rule,” claiming that the “historical precedent” is that the Senate can confirm a nominee of their OWN party in an election year but not a nominee of the opposing party. This is, as you might imagine, a complete lie. Who was the last Supreme Court justice confirmed by the opposing party during an election year?

Hint: The seat opened up the year before, but there were some hijinks in the process that ended with the nominee being voted on in an election year.

See the answer on the next page.

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