Bottom line is Trump isnt going to nominate anyone the left will vote to confirm and visa versa. So therefore the nonimee should be the most conservative person Mitch thinks he can get confirmed.
No downside to doing it before the election. Trump wins and we got another conservative long term on the court. Trump loses and we got another conservative on the court long term. The risky move is to wait as there is no guarantee both Trump with win and the Senate will remain in Republican hands for four more years.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And whoever it's, if it's a man, they will be Me-Two-ed, so a woman is easier to push thru.
But whoever it is, the R's just need to dismiss any & all Demon protests & delaying requests for more time.................they are not going to vote from the nominee, not a single one, ever, so just have the hearings, then call the vote w/o delay. The days of the Demons ever giving a single SCOTUS vote to an R nominee with a bi-partisan vote are over for ever so move on. (RGB was confirmed 96-4)
But that's wishful thinking, I think. Nothing is likely to happen very quickly. Sadly.
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