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"If President Donald Trump makes his nomination on Saturday, as expected, that will leave 38 days until the election. If that nominee is confirmed before then, it would be the closest confirmation to a presidential election in U.S. history. (Our producer Saher Khan points to 1892 as the next closest example. In that case, President Benjamin Harrison’s nominee was confirmed four months before the election.) "
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The CLOSEST confirmation to a presidential election in U.S. history.
The next closest was in 1892, when Pres Benjamin Harrison's nominee was confirmed 4 MONTHS before the election.
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