Sen. Baldwin gets “Fact-checked” for SCOTUS claims; JCN Launches Ads in Indiana, Missouri
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- Politifact’s Eric Litke finds Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) performed a “full flop” on her treatment of Supreme Court nominees.
Politifact: Tammy Baldwin changes views on how quickly to act on a Supreme Court nomination
“When Baldwin’s party put forth a Supreme Court nominee, she advocated for a ‘timely vote’ and an ‘up or down vote.’ A common-sense interpretation is that she wanted a final nomination vote, where passing meant being approved by the Senate. But now that Baldwin is in the minority and facing a Republican nominee, she is supporting a filibuster that creates a roadblock to reaching that final vote. Her claim to ‘support’ a cloture vote makes no sense since that isn’t up to her party — cloture would be pushed by Republicans and is only needed if Baldwin and other Democrats pursue a filibuster. And that cloture vote would only advance the process, not result in a final decision on Gorsuch. That’s what we call a Full Flop.”
- Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler awarded Sen. Baldwin (D-WI) “Two Pinocchios” for her misleading statements about the number of votes required to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
“Democrats continue to be slippery with their language. Sixty votes is not ‘a standard’ for Supreme Court confirmations, as two of the current justices on the court did not meet that supposed standard to get on the court. Baldwin earns Two Pinocchios.”
- The Washington Examiner’s Ryan Lovelace writes that the Judicial Crisis Network launched new ads asking Sens. Joe Donnelly and Claire McCaskill to support Judge Gorsuch and will host 11 pro-Gorsuch events in 11 states.
“The Judicial Crisis Network is planning other grassroots mobilizing events as part of its effort to push Gorsuch’s Supreme Court bid. ‘With Congress on recess this week, JCN is hosting 11 press events in 11 states, including in Missouri and Indiana, featuring local elected officials, small business leaders, farmers and other local advocates,’ said Carrie Severino, Judicial Crisis Network chief counsel and policy director.”
