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David Axelrod: “It was Mitch McConnell who changed the rules and eliminated the filibuster for a Supreme Court nomination.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2022
It was Mitch McConnell who changed the rules and eliminated the filibuster for a Supreme Court nomination.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses the changes in nomination rules affecting the Supreme Court process.

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