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Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation
7:17am PDT - September 22nd, 2020 mitt romney - CNNGOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah signaled on Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate's taking up a new Supreme Court nominee during the current election year, an announcement that all but ensures a nominee put forward by President Donald Trump will be confirm…