Politics
Democrats Aim for Court Fight Focused on Policy, Not Personality
- Biden, party look to turn anger over Trump’s pick into votes
- Democrats limit attacks on Barrett’s abortion stance, religion
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Democrats are wading into the confirmation fight over Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, aiming to avoid the vitriol that accompanied President Donald Trump’s last court pick and focusing on what they see is a winning election issue -- the future of Obamacare.
Party leaders from presidential nominee Joe Biden to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the cues for Democrats to follow over the next few weeks as the White House and Senate Republicans speed Barrett through to confirmation.