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title: "Had Obama offered to replace Scalia with a moderate conservative…"
date: 2021-09-02
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1433426603875311618"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1433426603875311618"
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# Had Obama offered to replace Scalia with a moderate conservative…

*September 2, 2021 · Twitter/X*

[\@Rpete2088](https://x.com/Rpete2088){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} [\@AndyRichter](https://x.com/AndyRichter){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} Had Obama offered to replace Scalia with a moderate conservative (instead of a diametrically opposed liberal), had RBG not clung to power despite dying of cancer, liberals would likely have retained or expanded their power on the courts.