GOP Senator predicts Biden Supreme Court prospect Michelle Childs would win 10 Republican votes
were to nominate South Carolina federal judge Michelle Childs to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, Childs would likely win more than 10 Republican votes in the Senate.
"She's considered a fair-minded, highly gifted jurist," Graham said in a January interview, adding that Childs "is one of the most decent people I've ever met." Also weighing in Childs' favor is the support she has from Democratic Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina. As Biden prepares to interview the top three candidates this week, Graham's prediction that Childs could win more than 10 Republican votes is significant, because Graham also seemed to imply that if Biden were to nominate Childs she would have a relatively smooth confirmation process. That could be very good news for a White House that is facing multiple domestic and global challenges.
With the Senate divided evenly among Republicans and Democrats, Biden doesn't technically need any Republican votes to confirm his nominee because Vice President Kamala Harris would break a tie. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the news media as Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris host Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and the committee's ranking Republican, Charles Grassley to discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2022.
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