poor, poor gop-can't make any 'capital' going after Sotomayor

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GOP: no benefit to court fight

Sonia Sotomayor smiles during a meeting on Capitol Hill.

GOP senators say Sonia Sotomayor (pictured) isn't serving as the political lightning rod some had hoped for. Photo: John Shinkle


Nearly a month after President Barack Obama picked her for the Supreme Court, Republican senators say Sonia Sotomayor isn’t serving as the political lightning rod some in their party had hoped she would be.

“She doesn’t have the punch out there in terms of fundraising and recruiting, I think — at least so far,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who most likely will be elected as the No. 4 Republican in Senate leadership this week.

The calculus could certainly change when Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings begin July 13. But the Republican senators’ initial review of Sotomayor’s record, together with the meetings they’ve had with her, have left them doubting that she’ll be controversial enough to help them or hurt the Democrats heading into the 2010 elections.


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The real reason the GOP champions any cause.

Just another example of why we need 100% public financing of our elections.