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Went the other way. >> right, i think kim is right, comes down to the two women, one from alaska and one from maine. murkowski and collins, how they vote and come down to how hard can chuck schumer hold the caucus together. we saw what mitch mcconnell did to merrick garland, invoked the mitch mcconnell rule, hold during presidential year. >> presidential election year. >> the sound was election year, now they are changing the rules to make it presidential election rule. that is cool, mr. mcconne...

So it could be a republican justice who is very socially progressive. so well have to wait and see. but thats what it is going to take to get murkowski and collins on board. >> shermichael, im looking at midterm elections looming. the president said he will make his nomination a week from monday, july 9th. with all of this hraoplg, is there a republican advantage to the a quick process or to dragging this out closer to election day, and whats the likelihood this gets done like that? >> well, i t...

Court justice? >> probably so, but i got to tell you, susan collins, you dont mess with her. if you remember susan collins and murkowski of alaska, these are your two wild cards. these are not rank and file. she just told you how shes going to vote on this issue. shes going to -- >> a step ahead of the president on this one. >> you better believe she did. let me tell you something, she means what she says. shes not easily swayed. she set forth a requirement for her, and this requirement is unwav...

Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 525 of this trump administration, which now finds itself facing twin battles that will likely define the trump presidency for years to come. for starters, there is that opening on the supreme court, which the president made sure to bring up again today. >> were going to pick ourselves one great united states supreme court justice. were going to start working on that process. were already started. and hopefully wer...

Female justice may assume a loomi defuse a looming fight over abortion rights. >> justice kennedy was somebody who was a swing vote on social issues. certainly the president is well aware that susan collins, senator collins and murkowski are key votes in this upcoming supreme court fight. so he is smart to consider a woman. i wouldnt be surprised if he ended up choosing one. >> zerlina, lets get to a clip now. this is about the president and how roe v. wade could factor into his conversations wi...

Got the biggest fight on their hands. one democrat said if trumps appointment gets through, there will be trumpism in america for the next 40 years, not just the next 4 to 8 years. >> thats right. and so one question is whether or not there will be some senators that might push back, republican senators. theres a question of whether senator collins, murkowski and others might perhaps go another way. their views on abortion rights are more liberal than their partys. its not entirely clear. but, a...

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All over the country there will be marches. we are working on a variety of different fronts. womens rights, gay rights. there is a lot at stake. the piecemeal process certainly is going to be something that democrats need to avoid doing in this moment. this is a moment where we leave it on the field. we dont go piece by piece. >> lisa murkowski, susan. they have been in a swing in situations before. >> thats exactly right. they are not afraid to stand up strong for what they believe in. they are...

Judges. which has been vetted by the federalist society and heritage foundation. most of the names were out there before he was elected so people knew what they would get. he has been transparent about putting the names forward. people have had basically a year and a half to look into them and the backgrounds and the judicial outlook and so forth. >> jeanine: ill ask you this, pastor jeffress. then i want to go back to austan again. look, the truth is that the judges who are up to be a justice, ...