So Much For 'Letting The People Decide' The Supreme Court Nominee

WASHINGTON -- The American people have spoken. A majority of them now say they want the Senate to vote this year on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. That's according to a Tuesday NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.

But a top Republican senator dismissed the idea that "letting the people decide" -- the GOP's mantra for denying Obama a vote on his nominee and leaving the seat vacant until the next president takes office -- applies to the poll's finding that 52 percent of voters want the Senate to move forward now.