GOP Girds for Supreme Court Battle

Research team seeks 'crazy opinions' to hurt Dems in 2010

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted May 1, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Lacking the votes to block President Obama's Supreme Court pick, Republicans have a gang of researchers digging up prospective candidates' "crazy opinions" to hurt Dems in the 2010 midterm elections, a GOP aide tells Politico. But knowing that Obama's pick will likely be a... Read full story »

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