--- title: See 2016 Candidates Say Whether Scalia Should Be Replaced description: TIME Video offers a look at what presidential candidates said on the campaign trail after Scalia's death. canonical: https://time.com/4229426/scalia-watch-2016-candidates-discuss-replacement/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-18T18:16:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:57.078Z article:section: Politics og:title: See 2016 Candidates Say Whether Scalia Should Be Replaced og:description: TIME Video offers a look at what presidential candidates said. og:url: https://time.com/4229426/scalia-watch-2016-candidates-discuss-replacement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5afa03333b2653bf/69887da62dce01fd109e7d06/antonin-scalia-heart-attack1.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Supreme Court Justices Scalia and Ginsburg Discuss First Amendment At Forum og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See 2016 Candidates Say Whether Scalia Should Be Replaced twitter:description: TIME Video offers a look at what presidential candidates said. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5afa03333b2653bf/69887da62dce01fd109e7d06/antonin-scalia-heart-attack1.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Presidential Candidates Say Whether Scalia Should Be Replaced > Sponsored content. 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Alex Wong—Getty Images by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) and [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) Feb 18, 2016 6:16 PM UTC The death of Justice Antonin Scalia last Saturday has been a polarizing event on the 2016 campaign trail. Republicans have moved to block or delay President Obama from nominating a replacement during his last year in office. “We’re not moving forward on a nominee until after the election. The next president should nominate it,” said Sen. Marco Rubio. “I believe I’ll be the next president and I’ll look for someone who’s as much like Scalia as possible.” Democrats, meantime, have been outraged at the suggestion. “The only reason to block this is pure partisanship,” said Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, speaking at an event earlier in the week. 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