Anthony Kennedy retirement rumors, true or false, just boosted Dean Heller's re-election

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Washington Examiner
by Philip Wegmann
Mar 9, 2018, 11:41 AM

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., just mainlined a shot of pure adrenaline into the heart of the conservative base. With his back against the wall, the Nevada Republican predicted that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will hang up his robe and leave the court this summer.

Wishful thinking or inside information, rumors of a vacancy will rejuvenate the conservative base as Heller faces an irritating primary challenger in Danny Tarkanian. He straight up said as much.

“Kennedy is going to retire around sometime early summer,” Heller predicted in Las Vegas last week, according to audio of an event first obtained by Politico. “Which I’m hoping will get our base a little motivated because right now they’re not very motivated. But I think a new Supreme Court justice will get them motivated.”

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Fingers crossed republicans retain their majority.