To me, there's 3 criteria for why you want a candidate:

1. Who's the best choice as a Constitutionalist on the SCOTUS.
2. Who's has the greatest odds of getting confirmed in the short time frame.
3. Who would cause the greatest Left meltdown if confirmed.

Honestly, I would prefer to go straight to #1 but I don't know who that is at this point as I'm not a legal scholar with in depth knowledge of all their rulings. #2 is probably one of the women, even if I hate the identity politics garbage. And #3 is probably Ted Cruz. Can't imagine a bigger Dem meltdown than Ted Cruz getting confirmed.

Progressives are the most open minded, tolerant, and inclusive people on the planet, as long as you agree with everything they say, and do exactly as you're told.