Will it be a fight or a trap? That’s the choice facing President Obama in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, as Obama looks for a candidate for what is likely to be his final nomination to the Court. Republicans who control the Senate have already signaled their preference and intention to wait until after the presidential election to confirm a nominee. President Obama has said he will go ahead with a nomination anyway.
Now the decision facing Obama, writes Ira Stoll, is whether to go for a fight that would mobilize the Democratic base, or instead choose a candidate who has some distantly plausible chance of getting confirmed, or at least of making Republicans seem unreasonable to independents or swing voters for failing to confirm him. Here’s a look at some candidates in both categories.
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