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But i think you also make a good point that there are plenty of democrats, especially the radical left, and those are the ones who most dislike this president who would be perfectly fine if this took joe biden out of the race. and cleared the field for a more progressive nominee. he has got the support of certain quarters of the party, but those are not -- part of the party that has got most of the power and the attention at the moment. >> tucker: if you are looking for a scandal, trump campaign...

Its embarrassing now given that the transcripts have come out, but i think you also make a good point that there are plenty ofra democrats, especially the radical left, and those of the ones who most dislike this president, who would be perfectly fine if this took joe biden out of the race and clear the field for a more progressive nominee. hes got the support of certain quarters of the party, but those are not the part of the party that has got most of the power and the attention at the moment....

Well guarded along both sides of the aisles. >> reporter: any of his nominees will have to make it through the senate in order to get through the high court. >> what about senate republicans? any signs they would push back? >> reporter: both of the presidents first two picks got tough questioning during the confirmation process but were ultimately approved with bi-partisan votes in the senate. many republicans say hey, elections have consequences. they will defer to the president unless his pick...

Their 70s, including ruth bader ginsberg, it is likely that president obama will have the opportunity to nominate another justice or more, and with his picks, the court is evenly split with kennedy often serving as a swing vote. president obama won by partisan support in the first two picks. there is plenty of speculation that he could go with a more progressive nominee if he gets a chance. >> i think the president will come under immense political pressure to swing for the fences. i think you w...

Court to be the most important factors in shaping his place in history. who is up for consideration? will the senate stand in the way of the presidents vision? now live from washington with shannon. >> the four justices now in the 70s including ruth bader ginsburg who will be 80, president obama will likely have an opportunity to nomination a justice or two. with justices sotomayor and kagan, the court is viewed as evenly split along ideology with reagan appointee justice kennedy the swing vote ...

Loki do the road and perhaps one the women was to go,he aoint anotr woman, that stillleaves him with two women on t court. >> a pocalculn, which uve got a laenough majoritygoith a more progressive nominee. theres a thought that somebod like a judge garland is somebody you save wh youve got a tighter pitical climate because he might be more noontrersial. the question of how big a lift ts is going to be is a issue. >> i think it i ats definely something the president is tying to evaluat in terms o...

The other thing is,f he loki do the road and perhaps one the women was to go,he aoint anotr woman, that stillleaves him with two women on t court. >> a pocalculn, which uve got a laenough majoritygoith a more progressive nominee. theres a thought that somebod like a judge garland is somebody you save wh youve got a tighter pitical climate because he might be more noontrersial. the question of how big a lift ts is going to be is a issue. >> i think it i ats definely something the president is tyi...

Authority to intervene in the economy. i think, you know, i think elena could do a good job on that. merrick garland, as somebody who really has been a restrained liberal judge would be a good person to have that fight on the court. >> katty? >> i think elena kagan is known as somebody who can lead. and i think that is important to the white house as well at the moment. she can sway opinions of other judges, and of course, justice kennedy as a swing judge is particularly important. she has a fie...

Who will be 80 in march, it is likely the president will have additional opportunity to shape the court but he will have to go through the senate. the democrats with the help of two independents have a 10-vote advantage, 55-45 it take only 40 votes to filibuster the nominee. >> it should be an extraordinary step to filibuster a supreme court nominee, really, to any court. whether there are 40 votes to do that for more progressive nominee, that remains to be seen. >> if he makes a crazy pick i wi...