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Political Ads Surround Merrick Garland's Supreme Court Nomination
ResumeSenate Republicans continue to oppose holding a hearing for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland. The battle is also being waged on the television airwaves, with a spate of ads on both sides of the issue. Media analyst John Carroll joins Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins with details.
Ads Discussed In This Segment
The pro-campaign reform End Citizens United PAC is running this ad urging GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley to hold a hearing:
GOP advocacy group One Nation has countered with this ad urging Grassley not to hold a hearing:
Pennsylvania Democrat Katie McGinty has a new ad attacking GOP Sen. Pat Toomey for refusing to consider Garland:
Guest
- John Carroll, Here & Now media analyst and professor of mass communication at Boston University. His blog is “Campaign Outsider” and he tweets @johncarroll_bu.
This segment aired on March 21, 2016.