Can you guess why eight Republican senators — including one who backed her for solicitor general — are opposing Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court? In the year of the tea party, it’s perhaps not so hard to figure out. Most of them are facing, have faced or might eventually face voters who think that they aren’t conservative enough.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=124229