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Mitch McConnell: “But this time, the election was not nine months away. It was literally 45 days away, literally. And Senator Mitch…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2022
But this time, the election was not nine months away. It was literally 45 days away, literally. And Senator Mitch McConnell decided, yeah, all that stuff I decided about not confirming a justice in an election year, you can forget that.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting McConnell's change in stance regarding Supreme Court nominations during an election year.

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