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Dave Weigel

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I was doing reporting on this at the time. Had the election gone the same way but Clinton won, Rs would have had 52-48 majority. Some Rs (led by Cruz) wanted that majority to block a judicial vote for four years. But several were on record for a vote if Clinton won, enough to do it.

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