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

By Philip Wegmann
Published March 9, 2018 4:41pm ET
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Anthony Kennedy retirement rumors, true or false, just boosted Dean Heller’s re-election
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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.

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