Nevada Governor Bows Out as Potential Supreme Court Pick
- Brian Sandoval, a centrist Republican, was floated as nominee
- `Beyond humbling' to be considered, governor says in statement
Brian Sandoval, governor of Nevada, center, is applauded during a news conference at the Nevada State Capitol building in Carson City on Sept. 4, 2014.
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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican, bowed out of consideration for the U.S. Supreme Court as partisan divisions hardened over filling the vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
White House consideration of Sandoval for the court became public a day ago as President Barack Obama confronted uniform obstruction by Senate Republicans to any nominee he would choose. Party leaders said they wouldn’t make an exception for the Republican governor.