mr. bravin: one thing he won't bring to that court is diversity. he is another white male, harvard-educated attorney who spent most of his career working in the government or as a federal judge. that seems in some ways different from what the president was talking about when he suggested he wanted more of a salt of the earth figure who understand the struggles of common people. that's not a judge garland's fault. isn't it true a lot of groups on the left were disappointed that you had another guy who at least if you look at him on paper was just like so many other federal appointees? ms. aron: when you look at president obama's record in terms of his appointment of asian-americans, latinos, african-americans, he has done more than any other president in history to diversify the federal courts. his record is unmatched. placedlighted that he sonia sotomayor on the supreme court. equally happy elena kagan is there and i don't want to second-guess the president's thinking on this but i have so much confidence in the first two nominees and justices he a

mr. bravin: one thing he won't bring to that court is diversity. he is another white male, harvard-educated attorney who spent most of his career working in the government or as a federal judge. that seems in some ways different from what the president was talking about when he suggested he wanted more of a salt of the earth figure who understand the struggles of common people. that's not a judge garland's fault. isn't it true a lot of groups on the left were disappointed that you had another guy who at least if you look at him on paper was just like so many other federal appointees? ms. aron: when you look at president obama's record overall, in terms of his appointment of asian-americans, latinos, african-americans, he has done more than any other president in history to diversify the federal courts. his record is unmatched. i am delighted that he placed sonia sotomayor on the supreme court. equally happy elena kagan is there and i don't want to second-guess the president's thinking on this but i have so much confidence in the first two nominees

mr. bravin: they can't control was a leadership does.also moving their whole caucus, which has some very principled who mightd opponents use a different word of this issue. me ask you about the history here. referring to the biden role on the senate floor, saying what the american -- let the american people speak during an election. who is right on history? history is written by the victors. we will find out after this plays out here you'd we can say this about joe biden. let's remember where he was in 1992. he had just resided over the confirmation of clarence thomas, which was not a great moment in his own record as a senator. he managed to disappoint and frustrate both sides and that. republicans felt that clarence thomas was treated for lee. saying that he suffered a high-tech lynching. democrats saw claims of his alleged sexual harassment underplay that hearing. and then the confirmation of -- an extremely conservative justice to succeed one of the most liberal justices in history, or good marshall. joe biden may have been under spe

mr. bravin: willsure the leadership let them distinguish themselves that way. again, it has been an unusual year. we don't know what will happen. but, it is difficult to see that pressure not only effecting a handful of five, or vulnerable candidates there are, but moving their whole caucus, which has ,ery, very, principled members maybe they would use a different word, perhaps. saying,publicans are there is divide and rule. referring to senator joe biden saying that the american people speak during an election. who is right on history know? this is unprecedented. >> history is written by the victors. we will find out after this plays out. we can say this about joe biden, he was speaking hypothetically. let's member where joe biden was in 1992. he had just presided over the confirmation of clarence thomas, which was not a very great moment in his own record as a senator. he managed to disappoint both sides. felt as thomas was -- republicans vote counts thomas wasn't treated fairly -- clarence thomas was not treated fairly. confirmation of an extreme it conserva