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President to make a pick that could get 52, 53 maybe votes here in a 50/50 senate? its a small possibility, but i think its possible. >> judge brown in the d.c. circuit, she got 53 votes. >> yes, she did. >> collins, murkowski and lindsey graham, who voted for both sotomayor and kagan, something he brags about all the time. i think that tells us a lot, does it not? >> reporter: it does. graham just put out a tweet threat that elections have consequences. if democrats hang together, theyll have t...

Act, which would mandate minimum standards for access to the ballot in federal elections, ban secret money, redistricting reform for congressional apportionment. heres the good news. both of these bills are co-sponsored by all 50 democratic senators and i worked particularly closely with joe manchin because he was not arnlg originally a supporter of the predecessor of the freedom to vote act. but we did significant negotiation for months for him to be a co-sponsor. were all unified. were going t...

To thwart an election. >> now again, maybe again clutching at straws, but the fact is, the majority of republicans are not saying what senator murkowski is saying. you said there is a truth crisis in the gop. can it ever be turned around, as long as the former president is still the standard bearer of the party? >> well, i dont think as long as he is the standard bearer, but i think it can be turned around pretty easily. which is just simply, you know, we all occupy titles have leadership in the...

I think judge ketanji brown jackson has the benefit of having received votes from manchin and sinema, as well as collins, murkowski and graham. >> given the process you have been through before, prepping and helping a justice make his way through it, what do you expect this time? >> okay. that was a lock on the beach. this is being scantily clad in the middle of boston today. >> oh, wow. >> its changed so much, and the difference, you know, breyer, youll of course prepare everything, but they kn...

Moment. >> it is unclear because it has a promise to the democratic base and it wants to call out the two democratic senators. well see if theres more. listen to senator mitt romney. he said he and other republicans are working on changes to the electoral college act, perhaps other changes to things that they say are critical. trump talks about putting people in power who can essentially change the will of the people, decide to throw out votes after they are cast. governor romney says he would l...

You want to go for that 53 votes or do you want to go for 50 because i think you could potentially lose a murkowski or collins or someone who is going to want to be very dlibtive in their process. thats why collins voted against amy coney barrett. that will be some of the pros and cons that goes into the decision making about how aggressive to be on this timeline. >> really interesting. harry, let me give you the last word and ask you to just talk a little bit, share any stories. what, in your v...

Theyre acting like there is no open seat on the supreme court until breyer says so. bret? >> bret: peter doocy live on the north lawn. peter, thank you. lets bring in fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of fox news at night shannon bream. good evening, shannon. so who are the frontrunners? >> shannon: confirmation today as peter just reported there, bret, that the president will stick to his vow to nominate the first african-american woman to the supreme court bench. these are the names th...

Lindsey graham, who voted for kagan and sotomayors confirmation still on the judiciary committee. voted for judge jacksons confirmation. he put out this interesting statement today saying elections have consequences. he thinks democrats will have the vote. i think hes still in play. then youve got collins and murkowski, both pro-choice republicans. both have shown some interest in kind of moderation in voting for some of president bidens picks. murkowskis the single most independent minded repub...

Can be fair and evenhanded and impartial on the supreme court. >> of course, we know that at the top of the list or near the top of the list is judge brown jackson who was just confirmed in june, i believe it was, with three republican votes. murkowski, collins, and graham. is there anything that suggests now that they could reverse course and say, yeah, i supported her for the appellate court, but the supreme court, no. >> judge brown is the candidate, i certainly hope that the three republican...

Midterms and voting rights. >> and he has a warning for republican candidates who continue to reject president bidens win over trump in 2020. and manu raju got this interview. and so what else did mitch mcconnell say in. >> reporter: mcconnell is concerned about nominating unele unelectable candidates in hisvu and a fight that between trump and mcconnell ultimately would lead to divisive primaries in which an unel eelectableunelect emerge. mcconnell says he has not seen that play out. and that h...