While to a certain extent the Democrats have flipped on what they believed in 2016, in this case it is justifiably in response to the extreme double standard and hypocrisy of the Republicans.
If the situation was different would the Dems be the ones blatantly going against their previously stated belief? Maybe, but that isn’t the case here. McConnell and Graham extolled their mental gymnastics and justification for blocking Obamas pick, but are now shamelessly flipping around to the opposite viewpoint to once again justify their actions. Actually, their isn’t even much justifying, just they are doing it because they can.
Any reasonable person or group would want some level of consistency and fairness...if the Democrats were prevented their Supreme Court pick 4 years ago, then the same rules should apply now.
One would normally hope that this brazen and self serving change of stance would punish the Republicans at the polls, and maybe it still will. But we are back at how it seems for Trumps hardcore supporters, nothing seems to matter.
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