McCaskill warns Democratic donors of pitfalls of blocking Trump nominee for high court

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Source: KC Star

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri warned Democratic donors that blocking President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee could have dire consequences, according to audio obtained by The Star.

McCaskill, a Democrat up for re-election in a state Trump won by double digits, told reporters this week that shes still deciding how to vote on Neil Gorsuch, the federal appellate judge who Trump has tapped to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat that became vacant when Justice Antonin Scalia died last year.

But in a recording provided to The Star by the Missouri Republican Party, McCaskill lays out the pitfalls of voting against Gorsuch. The GOP did not disclose its source for the audio, which was obtained at a fundraiser Sunday in Springfield.

McCaskill told the fundraisers attendees that blocking Gorsuch could result in someone worse being appointed to the court in the future, according to the audio. The recording gives insight into McCaskills thought process as the senator, a key swing vote, weighs her decision on Gorsuch.



Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article141651189.html

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sadly I don't expect her to be primaried
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