Republican talk of holding a Supreme Court seat vacant for four years is without precedent

Given the likelihood (albeit a slightly diminishing one) of a Hillary Clinton victory next week, Senate Republicans are starting to shift the goalposts by suggesting they might opt to leave Scalia's seat open indefinitely if Clinton takes the White House.
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