John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood discusses the new U.S. Supreme Court nomination’s potential impact on the 2020 presidential race. Hood offered these comments during the Sept. 25, 2020, edition of “NC SPIN.”
JLF’s John Hood analyzes Supreme Court nomination’s electoral impact
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