He’s trying to be “fair” to the dems since the repubs did this in 2016. No matter if trump wins 2010.
Still, a stupid card to throw on the table now.
It made sense to block Obama on Merrick Garland, because the vacancy came right at the tail end of Obama's second term.
The dynamics would be entirely different if a vacancy on the court appears close to 2020, because there's a better than even chance that Trump will serve a second term.
Grassley's gone soft in the head.