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Principle that matters here. it was a year ago this month when president obama nominated merrick garland to be a supreme court justice. the republican party, before the nomination was even announced, decided they were going to block his nomination. and for the past 350 days or so, the republicans refused to even hold hearings. they refused to even meet with president obama's nominee. the idea that donald trump then would come in office after losing the popular vote and then suddenly the republicans decide they want to expedite the process for a supreme court nomination, i just think that that'...

For you as opposed to somebody who is going to give up and abandon ship every time there is a little bit of a controversy, democrats will support the person who will fight for them. i think there is a reward for those democratic senators who decide to stand up and do the right thing and not to reward the republican party's obstruction of merrick garland. >> okay. steve, we've talked before and if memory serves you weren't exactly the biggest trump fan. with all of this in the bloodstream, do you think that this will further unite the republican party? >> i don't think there is any question abo...

To the same standard they did for merrick garland. this cannot continue this way and the republican party has an obligation to present a compromise candidate. donald trump who lost the majority of the vote should have presented a compromise candidate, not some conservative ideologue. >> steve, thank you. we'll see how big of a fight this is. coming up, let's talk about this prison hostage situation here in delaware. apparently inmates have taken some correctional officers hostage. we have an update on what's happening there next. you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options...

60-vote threshold as there has been for all of the recent supreme court nominees, including all of president obama's nominees. keg an and soto mayor both were approved by that kind of 60-vote margin. the reason is very simply. the supreme court is different. it's a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land with awesome power. and that appointment ought to be by a broad national consensus. >> let's talk this over with keith boykin, cnn political commentator strategist, and steve dais, syndicated radio talk show host. gentlemen, good to have both of you on. >> good to be here. >> tha...

Disruption with hurricane matthew and tomorrow a federal judge will consider a delay. democrats considered the deadline pushed to next wednesday at least. and meanwhile, more on the impact of voter registration deadlines in early voting across the country. could the election be decided before november 8th? and we'll look at the state of the gop. two-thirds of republican voters say congressional candidates should back donald trump. but it's just in the last 24 hours more gop leaders have pulled their support. what it means for the party and the race for the white house. steve dais will join us ...