Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court
By WILL WEISSERT and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, WILL WEISSERT and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, Associated Press
Published: September 24, 2020, 2:45pm
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WASHINGTON — Since Joe Biden ran away with the Democratic presidential nomination in March, leading progressives have accepted him — sometimes grudgingly — as their party’s leader. But, in the final weeks of the campaign, the Supreme Court vacancy is threatening to inflame old divides.
Some leading activists on the left are pressing Biden to endorse expanding the number of high court justices should he win the White House and Democrats take control of the Senate.
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