Biden: Obama seeking court nominee who enjoys GOP support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking to nominate a Supreme Court candidate who has enjoyed past Republican support, Vice President Joe Biden said, offering some of the first indications of the president's criteria in replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
In a radio interview airing Thursday, Biden pushed back against Republicans who insist that Obama hand off the decision to the next president.
Biden's remarks came amid growing signs that some Republicans were softening their stance about considering Obama's nominee.
Biden, who presided over Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the Senate, took issue with the notion that a Scalia replacement can't be confirmed during Obama's final year.