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As of Wednesday morning, the political landscape was not good for President Biden.
His approval numbers were the lowest of his presidency, according to the FiveThirtyEight average. The president’s election bills and his reconciliation spending package are dead in the water.
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Migrants are still surging across the southern border more than a year into his presidency. And inflation is the highest it’s been in decades, with 85% of the American public either very concerned or extremely concerned about the economic issue. That’s not to mention Ukraine, Afghanistan, schools and many other issues plaguing Democrats ahead of the midterms.
But Justice Stephen Breyer handed Biden a badly needed political lifeline early Wednesday afternoon when news broke that he’s planning to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during an interview in his office, in Washington, in August 2021
(Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
This means Biden has a chance to follow through on a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman to the court. And it gives the president what looks like an easy win with multiple potential nominees who were easily confirmed to appeals courts last year.
But political boost from the Breyer vacancy may be fleeting.
“Most voters can walk and chew gum and even play basketball at the same time, so it’s not going to change the subject,” the University of Virginia Center for Politics’ Larry Sabato told Fox News. “I suppose it gives Biden a respite from almost completely negative headlines. But how long will that last?”
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Top Senate Democrats say they plan to expeditiously confirm Breyer’s replacement. The Senate can act on a nomination before Breyer steps down. That…
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