Precedence dictates there’ll be no SCOTUS picks during an election year.
“Precedence dictates there’ll be no SCOTUS picks during an election year.”
Incorrect. Only during a lame duck session, which Trump won’t be until 2023.
The pure pleasure of watching McConnell allow the vote to replace Ginsburg during an election year. Would that outweigh Trump’s election issue of having that pick in jeopardy of a democrat president in 2021?
That is true, but in that situation, the empty SCOTUS seat would probably lead to more 5-3 decisions than 4-4 decisions. Not necessarily a bad thing.