Supreme Court Nominations Join Partisan Battleground
- The Wall Street Journal
- Jul 22, 2010
- 1 min read
When senators vote on Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation in early August, they are likely to split roughly along party lines—a far cry from the 97-0 vote in favor of Justice Anthony Kennedy in 1988 or Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 96-3 tally in 1993.
Supreme Court confirmations are now part of the partisan battleground, with groups on both sides aggressively pressuring senators.