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That was the big swing but this is basically a slightly more conservative nominee replacing a generally conservative justice in anthony kennedy. the big change is that for the first time since the 1930s, the court could have a reliable conservative majority. thats big. in this partially explains why some democrats are just going completely bonkers today. to block kavanaugh, democrats are trotting out a new tactic. i loved seeing this unfold today. they now want to force nominees to answer how th...

Vague affairs. im wondering if thats what were looking at here. >> its going to be an interesting confirmation process. we know the left decided to go to war on this issue. they view the supreme court as a policy-making arm of the federal government. for a long time, they ignored congress or losses at the ballot boxes and decided to promote judges that would make policy or legislate from the bench. judge kavanaugh is not that kind of person like neil gorsuch is not that kind of person and he bel...

>> bret: brett kavanaugh working the room today. >> question. >> bret: the judge brings unique strength and some weaknesses to his greatest professional challenge yet. overcoming a partisan divide will not be easy but as the nominee looks ahead to his upcoming senate hearings, he would do well to look back as well. our chief legal correspondent and host of "fox news @ night," shannon bream, has some insight insights. >> i will keep an open mind in every case. >> judge brett kavanaugh has offered...

On the ideological chair of all these hot button issues. >> thanks, pete williams, for breaking this story. >> an eight-minute exclusive. >> thats a lifetime in the world of social media. >> eat your heart out, peter backer! >> exactly. all of you, first class, and thank you very much for starting us off. senate democrats, meanwhile, are trying to rally their base to fight judge kavanaughs nomination, even if the republican leaders are holding the legislative cards. >> why did the president st...

He has served alongside president trumps sister in pennsylvania. is he the more moderate pick, seeing he doesnt have the paper trail with regards to roe v. wade and thats what the democrats are going to hone in on with this pick? >> he might be perceived that way. it is a narrow band we are talking about. these are all conservative judges who in all likelihood will be conservative justices. in some ways he is a safer choice. he hasnt had as many hot button issues as some of the other people. jud...

Honing in on a particular type of nominee. cnns jeff zeleny has more from the white house. >> christine and dave, we are learning the president is increasingly intrigued at the idea of selecting a woman candidate. he believes that this female justice would be the first truly conservative female supreme court justice. of course, sandra day oconnor was on the bench appointed by president reagan. we believe two finalists are women. the white house is saying the president isnt specifically asking ca...

Asking candidates about spink cases like roe v. wade or other hot button issues. one of the reasons, of course, they do not want to make the confirmation process any more difficult but the reality is, all of the finalists on the list, the list of 25 people or so, have been vetted and have the stamp of approval from the federalist society. thats the group here in washington, all of them suitable to conservatives. the question is, are they suitable to more moderates. senator susan collins of maine...

Of hot button issues so far. might raise too many questions for having that confidence that he might not drift to the left. >> again he would of course be a first on the court in terms of southern asians. thomas hardiman of pennsylvania. this is the man known as the favorite of the presidents sister, the senior federal judge. talk about him. >> he came in second last time, and it will be interesting to see whether or not president trump thinks, hey, thats the guy who i thought was great last tim...

Opinions. one of his landmark opinion just turned 3 years old. the one guaranteeing essentially marriage equality. >> thats right. >> we know that roe v. wade motivates conservatives. does same-sex marriage? and will that be part of what gets the activists out to talk about the potential nominees? >> i think thats -- theres a good possibility of that. i mean, i think that you see certain issues that come up during any cycle or nomination process that would become hot button issues. that can be s...

Conservatives. they all have conservative mustard. what are your thoughts? >> he cant and wont and said he wont. its totally improper to ask a guarantee from a nominee how to vote. he wont ask that about abortion or other hot button issues. what she should be looking at look at their jural philosophies. do they abide by the constitution and notary to morph the contusion into what they think. are they articulate and can write well. they will convey their ideas to the public. of course the courage...