Quote:they would end up looking like idiots and start losing seats left and right.

 

This I am not so sure would happen. There is a massive distrust between people, media, and the government right now. Who is going to convince the people that they must vote out the Republicans who are blocking the SCJ? The media? Politicians? The people who voted Republicans into office are not going to listen to them, and you can tell that because the two biggest outsiders, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, are getting the majority of votes as a big FU to DC. If Hillary Clinton is elected, the Republican voter base wouldn't even blink if congress chose to never confirm a Clinton nominee.

 

That said, I think in the end the Republicans would capitulate regardless of whether there was the threat of being voted out or not.

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