Inside Obama's Supreme Court charm offensive

Inside Obama's Supreme Court charm offensive-politico: President Barack Obama promised Jeff Flake he would “play it straight” with his Supreme Court pick. Obama rang up Lindsey Graham because of the senator’s reputation for being deferential to presidential nominees. He even courted Orrin Hatch at the White House during a private meeting, telling the senior Republican that he’d choose a “moderate” for the high court vacancy.