the majorities we want to see. again, that statement to us today from a senior white house official about the nomination. in response to that, the liberal argument for the nomination is essentially two parts at this point. first that senior administration official s argument to us that she ll be persuasive to other justice that she ll get about at scaring up five votes for her positions, but second, people who know elena kagan are assuring the nation now that her positions that she ll be so persuasive about, are liberal positions, even if there isn t a dense record of those positions for us all to consult. joining us now is harvard law professor lawrence lessig. thank you very much for your time today. great to be here, rachel. why do you think elena kagan would be good at persuading
today from a senior white house official about the nomination. in response to that, the liberal argument for the nomination is essentially two parts at this point. first that senior administration official s argument to us that she ll be percesuasive to other justices, but second, people who know elena kagan are assuring the nation now that her positions, that she ll be so persuasive about, are liberal positions, even if there isn t a dense record of those positions for us all to consult. joining us now is harvard law professor lawrence lessig. thank you very much for your time today. great to be here, rachel. why do you think elena kagan would be good at persuading other justices to her point of view, that she d be good at forging majorities. i think the first important point is to emphasize what the white house said today. unlike the examples of president