Manchin Would Oppose Justice Pick Just Before Midterms

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters that he would not support confirming another nominee to the Supreme Court right before the midterm elections and would prefer to wait until the country knows which party will control the Senate in 2023, The Hill reports.

Said Manchin: “I’m not going to be hypocritical on that. If it comes a week or two weeks before like it did with our last Supreme Court nominee, I think that’s a time it should go to the next election.”

Update: Manchin clarified that he meant he would oppose a nominee just before the next presidential election.