does that tip the scale in her favor? >> reporter: it doesn't hurt, right? the president made clear in that interview with lester holt a few days ago that he fully expects he will get some republican support for his ultimate supreme court nominee and that he is looking to name someone in the mold of justice breyer in hopes that republicans will be able to support this person. michelle childs is someone who very clearly is getting some of the early support from released positive comments from a lot of the republicans. in fact, she was the first candidate that the white house publicly confirmed that they are considering. with lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina, as you mentioned, making clear over the weekend she's his favorite. take a look. >> we'll wait and see what president biden does, but i told him and his team that if he nominates michelle childs, she'll be in the liberal camp for sure, but she is a hell of a story and would be somebody, i think, that could bring the senate together and probably get more than 60 votes.