right now in the lower courts. republicans are behind it and democrats have been outmaneuver outmaneuvered. let me explain, the title of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell memoir is a long game. he has certainly b lly played i this case. four-year block aid of an unprecedented number of obama's judiciary nominees through a filibuster when he was minority leader. according to the congressional research service, over the entire history of the senate, before president obama, just 68 judicial and executive branch nominees were blocked and required closure which forces an up or down vote. by contrast, 79 of president obama's nominee required cloture in 2013 alone. that's when fed up with the obstruction, harry reed invoked the so-called nuclear option and changed the senate rules to confirm lower court and cabinet nominees by a simple majority,
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