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Picks. conservative groups are comparing a frontal assault on the likely left-leaning nominee. >> i think people are worried that the president is going to appoint someone who will be a reliable liberal vote, and in particular who will be ready to rubber stamp all of his policies. >> reporter: but liberal groups are concerned as well. they fear the nominee may not be liberal enough on issues like executive power. >> it's going to be a challenge for the administration to appoint someone who will do the right thing. the difficulty is that we will likely see judges that will be appointed as a que...

Appoint someone who will be a reliable liberal vote and in particular, who will be ready to rubber-stamp his policies. >> reporter: but liberal groups seemed concerned as well. they fear the nominee might not be liberal enough on issues like executive power. >> it's going to be a challenge for the obama administration to appoint someone, frankly, that we think will do the right thing. the difficulty is that we will likely see judges that will be appointed as a question of political compromise. >> reporter: one thing both sides agree on, the stakes, both political and personal couldn't be highe...

Nation couldn't be higher. our friend ron klain who helped oversee justices under clinton and obama told the daily beast they should frame the debate around abortion rights. to push hard on susan collins and lisa murkowski. a sign that the white house recognizes the importance of those senators, nbc news is reporting tonight that white house council don mcgahn reached out to susan collins and lisa murkowski to discuss the vacancy. the two confirmed the call to nbc news. and sarah sanders tweeted senators collins and murkowski

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Term. >> today, former vice president joe biden, the long time leader of the senate judiciary committee said in normal times the president would look for a consensus candidate who can get votes from both parties but we are not in normal times. so biden said it's up to us america. speak up and be heard. democrats report they want the supreme court battle waged on the policy stakes. democrats appear, quote, poised to motion to appoint an aggressive public relations campaign should they confirm an ultra right conservative justice. people should understand this nominee will be there for decades to...