Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170131:22:27:00
You have to look at each nominee on their own merits, but the word threshold is important here because this is of course not a 51 vote threshold like we've had with the cabinet secretaries that are before you. like we have with other judges. the senate has decided through republicans and democrats being in charge to keep the 60 vote threshold. and we've done that because both parties and kind of a game of chicken have said you know what, you could be in charge the next time, you could be in charge next time. different president. we want to have someone that can attract votes from the other sid...