Biden’s nominee can be confirmed with a simple majority under 2017 rules changes made by Republicans. But Democrats only control 50 Senate seats. Further complicating their precarious math, Sen. Ben Ray Luján is currently out after suffering a stroke,though he's expected to return before the Supreme Court nomination comes to the floor this spring.
Ahead of his decision, which the White House says will be made this month, Biden and his aides are taking advice from lawmakers as well as Democratic outside groups. “We have Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court,” the operative said when asked about Biden possibly picking Childs. “We have to pick our battles in a very precarious moment, and I still think it would be a win.”“Childs has a record at an openly anti-union law firm,” said Larry Cohen, a former labor leader and the chair of Our Revolution, a group with ties to Sanders.
“Our firm did not start a labor practice related to union campaigns until 2004, when our current labor lawyer joined the firm,” Eslinger said. “That’s four years after [Childs] left. She never did anything about union campaigns or union busting.”
Jim Clyburn has no credibility. What has he done for his constituents?