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Torn Between Stoking Fired-Up Base And Protecting Red-State Candidates, Dems To Focus On Abortion, Health Law In High Court Battle

The upcoming fight over the Supreme Court nomination has Democrats walking a fine line of protecting vulnerable seats and not discouraging their revved-up liberal base. Their strategy: make the conversation about both abortion and the health law. For moderate Democrats who can’t defend abortion rights in their red states, they have the ACA as a talking point. Meanwhile, a nominee could be named as early as Monday, but behind-the-scenes sources say President Donald Trump hasn’t settled on a pick yet.