Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., has come out against adding more justices to the Supreme Court, even as some fellow Democrats contemplate the strategy to shift the balance on the court back toward the left. Manchin, who is arguably the most conservative Democrat in the Senate and hails from a state that President Trump easily won in 2016, said Sunday that he would not support adding justices to the court because it wouldn't have bipartisan support. I can't support that,” he added. Faced with a 6-3 conservative court as the new year begins, Democrats would need to add four seats to overcome the Republicans' edge. With a 15-justice court, just two more additions by the Republicans would solidify their advantage.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2020 21:22 UTC