MSNBCW The Rachel Maddow Show December 31, 2019
Nixons first two picks had prosegregation records that got unearthed or dissected during the confirmation process. Both were ultimately rejected by the senate which was an embarrassing blow for nixon. So for his third try nixon chose Harry Blackmun because blackmun was seen so uncontroversial that he would be hard for anybody to vote against. Judge blackmun made a good First Impression on the senators who will help decide his fate, and barring the unexpected his nomination should sail through. Thus far no one has even asked to testify against him. But the unexpected already has occurred twice....