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  1. No arg that Trump/McGahn/McConnell/Grassley have put a higher priority on appellate judges than Obama/Craig/Reid/Leahy. But we can't meaningfully compare their success to predecessors bc of filibuster abolition: only 5 of Trump's appointees so far cleared 60 votes. @EdWhelanEPPC @EdWhelanEPPC/994646210966446080