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host siobhan hughes and mark sherman are the people asking questions. siobhan: what is the significance of this nomination and why does it feel so much more monumental than the prior nominee neil gorsuch. nan: it feels more monumental because it is because brett kavanaugh is being considered for the seat held by anthony kennedy on some very significant issues set himself apart from some of his conservative colleagues on the court, on abortion, lgbtq issues, on juvenile rights. so, he was considered to be the swing on the supreme court. neil gorsuch, when he was being considered for the supreme court, was up for antonin scalia's seat hard right. anthony kennedy more the man in the middle. therefore, this has taken on much, much greater significance. it's also taken on greater meaning, i think, because the out very as laid specifically -- in fact, while he was running for his office, that if elected he would appoint an individual who met two very specific riteria. one, he was looking for someone who was against the affordable care act, and two he was speci

susan: the two reporters will be asking her questions this week is siobhan hughes, from the wall street journal and mark, who covers the supreme court for the associated press. siobhan: set the stage for us. what is the significance of this nomination, and why does it feel more monumental than the nomination of neil gorsuch? it feels more monumental because it is. he is being considered for a seat held by judge anthony kennedy who on very significant issues set himself apart from some of his conservative colleagues on the court. on abortion, on lgbtq issues, on juvenile rights. so he was considered to be the swing on the supreme court. neil gorsuch when he was being considered for the supreme court was up for a hard right conservatives seat, antonin scalia. so anthony kennedy was more in the middle, so this has taken on much, much greater significance. it has also taken on greater meaning, i think, because the president has laid out very specifically -- in fact, when he was running for office, that if elected, he would appoint an individual who met two very specific criteria. one, he wa

host siobhan hughes and mark sherman are the people asking questions. siobhan: what is the significance of this nomination and why does it feel so much mo