By JAKE ZUCKERMAN
Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and the Republican campaigning to serve alongside her each signaled Tuesday their support for President Donald Trump’s second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who is running for re-election in November against state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, did not indicate one way or another in a statement released Monday evening. Instead, he said he would evaluate Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record, while also invoking current Justice Neil Gorsuch and President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland.
“Just as I did when Merrick Garland and Neil Gorsuch were nominated, I will evaluate Judge Kavanaugh’s record, legal qualifications, judicial philosophy and particularly, his views on health care,” he said.
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