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Originally Posted by Vegas Vic
I'm not so sure about that. If the republicans hold the senate, Biden will appoint moderates to his cabinet (which have to be approved by the senate). If Breyer retires from the Supreme Court, he'll also appoint a moderate judge to take his place. He won't have to appease the leftists in his party, and can basically tell them he's hamstrung and has to appoint people who can get approved so the country's business can go on. I think there's a decent chance that some good will come out of this (like Bill Clinton and the republican congress).
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He is definitely a moderate, no doubt. But I think you give the GOP too much credit. They have not and will not change their stripes and will be just as obstructionist as they were with Obama. If he does get to appoint any justices, I do think they will lean on the moderate side, but, hopefully he will be pressured by the more progressive dems to go with someone that is more left. Time will tell, but, I think one thing can be guaranteed is, the GOP will be a pain in the ass.