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Samuel Alito’s unfinished business could be a gift to Democrats

The justice's refusal to retire deprives Donald Trump of a Supreme Court vacancy ahead of likely blue midterm wave

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Salon· Oct 6, 10:30 AMSamuel Alito’s unfinished business could be a gift to Democrats

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Democrats vow revenge for Supreme Court shenanigans if they gain majoritySenate Democrats are warning that if they win control of the chamber this November, any Supreme Court vacancy President Donald Trump tries to fill could meet the same fate Republicans once handed Barack Obama's nominee: a seat left open and a nominee left waiting. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) put the president on notice in response to a…

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