Tea party activists are claiming victory over the one-week delay until Solicitor General Elena Kagan receives a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and one group is going after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as the most likely GOP “Yes” vote to confirm Kagan to the Supreme Court.
“This gives us more time and we must not fail. We must keep calling Senators and tell them to stop Kagan,” Tea Party Nation wrote supporters in an email obtained by TPM Organizers misspelled Graham’s name, then said he’s “the most likely” to support Kagan’s nomination.
We think so too, even though Graham peppered Kagan with questions during her hearings. Of course, it’s not likely that tea party calls to Graham are going to change his mind, since he told the New York Times recently that the movement “will die out.” So far, the Republicans who have said they are opposing Kagan are the ones with political targets on their backs.
“Call them all,” Tea Party Nation organizers commanded supporters in a note with a list of Republican Judiciary member and their phone numbers. “Let us know what they are saying.”
The Tea Party Express mounted a similar effort, saying that the delay is “a great victory for those of us who are working hard to defeat her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.” Organizers with that group asked for signatures on a petition opposing Kagan’s nomination, saying a “groundswell” of opposition just might torpedo her chances.
