This line from @senatemajldr is utter garbage.

Please unroll the thread.

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“The tradition going back to the 1880s has been if a vacancy occurs in a presidential election year, and there is a different party in control of the Senate than the presidency, it is not filled."

This line from @senatemajldr is utter garbage.

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Now that the partisan has weighed in, let’s go to the Fact Checker

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Sure, McConnell is being disingenuous when he says there's a "tradition" back to the 1880s. There are few Supreme Court vacancies in election years and even fewer in years with divided government so the data set is small. But he's right there is a tradition. Let me explain.../1

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