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2016 Postmortem

DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:30 AM Oct 2013

Justice Ginsburg Predicts A Dem President In 2016

CATHERINE THOMPSON – OCTOBER 7, 2013, 9:40 AM EDT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is confident that a Democrat will win the 2016 presidential election.

“I think it’s going to be another Democratic president” after Barack Obama, Ginsburg told the Washington Post in an interview published this weekend. “The Democrats do fine in presidential elections; their problem is they can’t get out the vote in the midterm elections.”

Ginsburg expressed her reluctance to leave the Supreme Court in several recent interviews, emphasizing that she doesn't feel pressured to retire so Obama may appoint her successor. She told the Post that she takes her job "year by year" and believes "there will be signs" when she does become unfit to remain on the bench.

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Justice Ginsburg Predicts A Dem President In 2016 (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2013 OP

Excellent, I hope she's correct! gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

I hope "there will be signs" for myself! My fear is that I won't see them! CTyankee Oct 2013 #2

I hope she's right, because a lot of people will be pissed if she waits to leave under a Republican. Dawgs Oct 2013 #3

Agreed. progressoid Oct 2013 #4

That's not a guarantee Justice Ginsburg you need to retire so Obama can appoint someone new bigdarryl Oct 2013 #5

I agree in as far as I see a Democrat getting elected DFW Oct 2013 #6

gopiscrap

(23,763 posts)

1. Excellent, I hope she's correct!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:35 AM

Oct 2013

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

2. I hope "there will be signs" for myself! My fear is that I won't see them!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:52 AM

Oct 2013

It took an accident where her sister was slightly injured for my mother to hand over the car keys. She thought she was putting the car in reverse but she was putting it in drive. That made an impression on her!

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

3. I hope she's right, because a lot of people will be pissed if she waits to leave under a Republican.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:56 AM

Oct 2013

progressoid

(49,996 posts)

4. Agreed.

Reply to Dawgs (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 11:33 AM

Oct 2013

Sounds like she loves the job too much.

Let's hope she's right about 2016

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

5. That's not a guarantee Justice Ginsburg you need to retire so Obama can appoint someone new

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:20 PM

Oct 2013

If a rethug gets in there in 2016 you for health reasons might not make it through his term of 4 or 8 years we might end up with a 6 to 3 Supreme Court decision

DFW

(54,436 posts)

6. I agree in as far as I see a Democrat getting elected

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:29 PM

Oct 2013

Whether or not he or she will get to take office is another question entirely. Just ask President Al Gore.

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