Funny how Republicans tout the ABA's judicial rating when they like what they say and then dismiss it when they don't
I get that the ABA is seen as liberal, but it seems to me one either cares about what the they say or one doesn't. If you don't value how they evaluate nominees, then why tout a positive rating?
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If one believes the ratings are biased, then a high rating for a conservative nominee is particularly notable.
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It does raise the question: if the ratings are so biased, how come they gave him such a high rating?
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Because the bias is most readily apparent at the margins (when a nominee is on the fence of WQ/Q or Q/NQ) and for lower-profile nominees. Even the ABA will give a highly qualified conservative SCOTUS nominee a WQ (today--but see Bork).
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I tend to agree with you, but I think the argument to the contrary is “See! Our nominee is so good that even these biased evaluators can’t find fault with them! And they try their hardest to find fault with our nominees.” Though, I’m not saying that this argument is convincing.
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