The internal jockeying begins as Biden selects his Supreme Court nominee
CNN
Before the Biden administration engages in any fight with the Senate over the President's choice for the Supreme Court, there will likely be a brawl within.
President Joe Biden's allies are already jockeying for attention to their preferences, as seen in House Majority Whip James Clyburn's forceful support for South Carolina-based US trial Judge Michelle Childs.
Much of the lobbying will be subtler, through back channels and efforts to shape the way that leading contenders are portrayed, in the news media and by those in position to influence Biden.
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