Senate Dems Ready Arsenal of Delaying Tactics, but Strategists Say GOP Has Votes to Confirm Barrett

Senate Dems Ready Arsenal of Delaying Tactics, but Strategists Say GOP Has Votes to Confirm Barrett
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett reacts as President Donald Trump nominates her to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Sept. 26, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Mark Tapscott
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Refusal of multiple Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), to meet individually with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the first move of many they’re planning in hopes of delaying her Senate consideration past the November election.

But, while they expect a bitter, time-consuming struggle, veteran congressional and campaign strategists from both sides of the partisan aisle tell The Epoch Times the ultimate result is all but certain to be a 51–49 Senate vote to confirm Barrett to fill the seat vacated by the Sept. 18 passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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