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Lindsey Graham accused Democrats of holding a double standard against GOP nominees after progressive criticism of a district court nominee who was also a Supreme Court contender.
The most extensive comments Graham has given on Jackson's nomination are his remarks near the start of the four-day hearing.
Graham didn't talk about Jackson after that meeting.
Graham said that the attacks against Judge Childs were vicious.
Graham said that there was an effort to take her out of the running for the Supreme Court seat.
This is a new game for the Supreme Court and it is disturbing to me.
If that is the way the game is going to be played, I will have a response, but I don't expect it to reward that way of playing the game.
Childs would have gotten 60 or more votes if she had been nominated. Supreme Court nominees can be confirmed with a simple majority.
The same number of Republican senators supported Jackson for her appeals court seat last year.
Graham was one of three Republican senators who voted for Jackson. He is seen as a no vote on Jackson.
Graham warned that it could be problematic for him to vote for another potential pick after lobbying hard for Childs to be the Supreme Court nominee.
Graham accused Democrats and the media of having a double standard in their treatment of Republican and Democratic nominees of color.
The bottom line is when it is about philosophy, when it is someone of color on our side, and if it is a Democratic nominee.
It isn't going to fly with us. He said that they were used to it by now.
Graham was angry over the handling of the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Kavanaugh. After facing allegations of sexual assault, his nomination was thrown into chaos.
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