but i think you also make a good point that there are plenty of democrats, especially the radical left, and those are the ones who most dislike this president who would be perfectly fine if this took joe biden out of the race. and cleared the field for a more progressive nominee. he has got the support of certain quarters of the party, but those are not part of the party that has got most of the power and the attention at the moment. tucker: if you are looking for a scandal, trump campaigned against the carried interest loophole. so richest liberals in america are paying half the taxes you and i are paying. that s still in place. why doesn t someone try to impeach over that? do you know what i mean? why doesn t this look like a real scandal? i mean, look, i think the reality is here, what we are seeing is that, you know, democrats are casting about this is what the problem is you just put your
it s embarrassing now given that the transcripts have come out, but i think you also make a good point that there are plenty ofra democrats, especially the radical left, and those of the ones who most dislike this president, who would be perfectly fine if this took joe biden out of the race and clear the field for a more progressive nominee. he s got the support of certain quarters of the party, but those are not the part of the party that has got most of the power and the attention at the moment. tucker: if you re looking for a scandal, trump campaigned against the carey interest alloophole. if some of the richest liberals in america paying half the taxes you and i are paying. that s still in place. why doesn t someone try to impeach over that? do know what iha mean? why doesn t someone find a reall scandal? well, look, i think the reality is here is what we are seeing democrats are casting about and this is what the
well guarded along both sides of the aisles. reporter: any of his nominees will have to make it through the senate in order to get through the high court. what about senate republicans? any signs they would push back? reporter: both of the president s first two picks got tough questioning during the confirmation process but were ultimately approved with bi-partisan votes in the senate. many republicans say hey, elections have consequences. they will defer to the president unless his pick is considered way outside the mainstream of legal thoughts. it should be an extraordinary step to filibuster a supreme court nominee, really a nominee to any court, and whether there are 40 votes to do that for a more progressive nominee i think remains to be seen. reporter: supreme court picks are, of course, one of the most parts of enenduring presidential legacy, sure to endure for decades after a president leaves office. it will be interesting to watch the next four years and
their 70s, including ruth bader ginsberg, it is likely that president obama will have the opportunity to nominate another justice or more, and with his picks, the court is evenly split with kennedy often serving as a swing vote. president obama won by partisan support in the first two picks. there is plenty of speculation that he could go with a more progressive nominee if he gets a chance. i think the president will come under immense political pressure to swing for the fences. i think you will hear a wlot of activist groups pushing him hard to make what they would view as a home run appointment, a liberal who can articulate the message on these issues. any nominee will have to go through the senate, who say they
court to be the most important factors in shaping his place in history. who is up for consideration? will the senate stand in the way of the president s vision? now live from washington with shannon. the four justices now in the 70 s including ruth bader ginsburg who will be 80, president obama will likely have an opportunity to nomination a justice or two. with justices sotomayor and kagan, the court is viewed as evenly split along ideology with reagan appointee justice kennedy the swing vote on key cases. president obama won bipartisan support for the first two picks but there is plenty of speculation he could go where a more progressive nominee if he gets another chance. you are going to hear a lot of his base and a lot of the activist groups pushing hard to make a home run appointment who is an outspoken liberal who can