- Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:11 pm
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WASHINGTON — Republicans in favor of putting off consideration of a Supreme Court nominee during an election year have focused on an unexpected ally: Joe Biden, circa 1992.
As Senate Judiciary Committee chairman more than two decades ago, the vice president argued that President George H.W. Bush should wait until after the November election to name a nominee – echoing the case Republicans now make against President Barack Obama’s plan to try to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat.
Republicans gleefully circulated grainy video of Biden laying out his thoughts on the Senate floor.
As Senate Judiciary Committee chairman more than two decades ago, the vice president argued that President George H.W. Bush should wait until after the November election to name a nominee – echoing the case Republicans now make against President Barack Obama’s plan to try to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat.
Republicans gleefully circulated grainy video of Biden laying out his thoughts on the Senate floor.