If Trump is (politically) smart, he won't name a Justice. He'll be getting tons of pressure to do so, though.
Even without the email deal there are many that didn't like her for various reasons. She lost WI,MI&PN. The 3 million vote deal was mainly CA & NY. I think Cory Booker, EW or Amy would have beaten trump in 2016. I dont think Bernie would have beat trump though. Why were there really only three candidates representing the dems. Hell, I thought McNally would have beat would have beat Trump.
If Trump were smart (brain froze up there for a minute considering nasty things I could say about our fearless leader with an opening like that), he’d appoint Merrick Garland to the bench and then sit back and watch the libs chase their tails around trying to figure out what to do about that.
Unpopular take: she should've retired when Obama was still president. Hadn't she already had cancer? For Chrissakes Stephens retired and he's still kicking.
Not Merrick Garland perhaps but yes, a center-right (which is actually what Garland is, but because he was nominated by a Democrat he won't be seen that way) woman. And then threaten to nominate Tom Cotton if this pick isn't voted on before the election. There's nothing he can do to lose his base at this point, so why not win over some Susan Collins-type Repubs who are wavering. McConnell will want to fill it just to pack the court as much as he can (and McConnell doesn't give a shit about Trump, he just wants a packed court). Whereas Trump might prefer to keep it open to really motivate the base to come out.
‘Big mistake’: Trump’s favorite pollster tells Fox why Republicans shouldn’t push nomination before the election
I cannot say this is a bad idea. It would take a bunch of issues that Trump is fighting off the table. If he were to hold off and leave the election to this topic it would most certainly help him. He might even win back some of the people who have turned on him.
Stacking the courts is the big win for the GOP under Trump...it's the one thing they swayed in their favor but the cost to the party to achieve this has been substantial. They might lose the Senate and presidency because of it.
This is a good eulogy by the voice of Supreme Court coverage on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/896733375/a-five-decade-long-friendship-that-began-with-a-phone-call
Ginsburg thought Hillary Clinton would be elected and wanted her replacement chosen by first female president.
That is exactly why Trump going forward with naming a nominee. But, Biden is going to beat his ass so bad it won't matter
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/susan-collins-ginsburg-scotus-nominee Susan Collins says she opposes voting on SCOTUS nominee before election
