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If the Republicans in the senate are in a rush to get a new SCOTUS nominee approved, that means they have significant fears that DJT will lose the election. Because it's pure hypocrisy on their part not to grant this to the next term President.
Could happen, but this will likely cost them their seats in the election. It'll likely lead to the Democrats controlling the Presidency, the House and the Senate. We were likely heading in this direction anyway, but this is just going to **** off many Dems (and independents) who will come out to vote in huge numbers.
Why would that be likely?
If anything naming another conservative SCOTUS justice would be the final nail in the coffin that is the far left agenda causing the wind to be knocked out of their sails. They'd be MUCH more likely to be depressed than anything because at that point their vote wouldn't matter anymore. Their unconstitutional plans would have no chance to make it past SCOTUS no matter who was in office.
At the same time, yet another victory would energize the Trump base and moderates turned off by the violence, negativity, and nastiness of the left.
If the Republicans in the senate are in a rush to get a new SCOTUS nominee approved, that means they have significant fears that DJT will lose the election. Because it's pure hypocrisy on their part not to grant this to the next term President.
In politics anything can happen, that much is a fact. Why take a chances that something might or might not happen.
Not seeing that happening. Unlike Republicans, Democrats never cared about Supreme Court that much. If they did, they would have come out in 2016 being Republicans were keeping Supreme Court seat open.
Democrats were too complacent in 2016. They didn't care for Hilary and were not motivated to vote. They didn't really consider the long-term impact of their actions. Believe me, their eyes are wide open now and they're extremely motivated.
This could all turn into one huge galvanizing event that brings the dems out in big numbers, or a Trojan horse for the pubs.
I still do not buy Trump will lose. He is going to win GA FL IA OH NC. If he holds two of PA AZ NH WI MI MN he wins and the reliable polls who got 2016 close vs trash like Quinnipiac and Monmouth have shown its either a dead heat in those states or Trump is even ahead.
If anything naming another conservative SCOTUS justice would be the final nail in the coffin that is the far left agenda causing the wind to be knocked out of their sails. They'd be MUCH more likely to be depressed than anything because at that point their vote wouldn't matter anymore. Their unconstitutional plans would have no chance to make it past SCOTUS no matter who was in office.
At the same time, yet another victory would energize the Trump base and moderates turned off by the violence, negativity, and nastiness of the left.
The Trump base is shrinking, if you haven't gotten the memo. Moderates are extremely turned off by him. While his far right base is galvanized, they alone didn't elect him in 2016. As many moderates peel off from the Republican party (or are turned off in voting for them), they won't win another major election.
Don't fool yourself that this can't change again soon in the courts either. Some of the Republican justices are old. When Biden wins, you honestly don't think he'll replace them with a liberal? You're completely disillusioned.
This could all turn into one huge galvanizing event that brings the dems out in big numbers, or a Trojan horse for the pubs.
Meh, the Supreme Court is more important than a few senate seats and the Presidency as far as I'm concerned. It will shape the values of the U.S. for decades to come.
And no. Dems aren't going to be galvanized by this any more than they already are since it's already their lives goal to rid themselves of Trump.
She was a great Justice, in the sense though she seemed to mostly sided with "one side", she didn't always. Could disagree without being disagreeable (Scalia friendship).
She won't be replaced before Jan 2021 - and shouldn't - but the "here's who'd I'd nominate for her place" will certainly be a political football.
Yeah, I don't see the GOP being able to appoint a new justice before January. Dems will delay just like Repubs did in 2016.
Yeah, I don't see the GOP being able to appoint a new justice before January. Dems will delay just like Repubs did in 2016.
How? Republicans run the Senate.
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