Also, gonna say, I don't know what it's looking like in the Senate, but if I was Mitch McConnel, I might let this one ride. It's gonna juice GOP turnout like nothing else, and the guy who rammed through Clarence Thomas is definitely gonna make some noise about picking a bipartisan choice to heal the division (if he hasn't already) which…
Also, gonna say, I don't know what it's looking like in the Senate, but if I was Mitch McConnel, I might let this one ride. It's gonna juice GOP turnout like nothing else, and the guy who rammed through Clarence Thomas is definitely gonna make some noise about picking a bipartisan choice to heal the division (if he hasn't already) which is only gonna suppress democratic turnout.
You get a boost to your odds of keeping the presidency, and downballot including the senate, as well as taking the supremes with a 6-3 supermajority for a generation as well as however many 20 year old "Cicero Plutius Maximus" blogger lunatics you can get Schumer to rubberstamp.
Then again the temptation to lock in the 6-3 supermajority and roll the dice on the rest is the safe bet. Who knows!
Republicans can basically guarantee everything they want for the next three or four decades, and probably beyond, by ramming through a pick now, giving them an enduring 6-3 majority. Why would they pass on that opportunity because it *might* help them win this election? They will be underdogs regardless. This is the culmination of decades of Republican strategy. If they take the court now, they won’t need to win an election for decades to implement the policy they want.
Also, gonna say, I don't know what it's looking like in the Senate, but if I was Mitch McConnel, I might let this one ride. It's gonna juice GOP turnout like nothing else, and the guy who rammed through Clarence Thomas is definitely gonna make some noise about picking a bipartisan choice to heal the division (if he hasn't already) which is only gonna suppress democratic turnout.
You get a boost to your odds of keeping the presidency, and downballot including the senate, as well as taking the supremes with a 6-3 supermajority for a generation as well as however many 20 year old "Cicero Plutius Maximus" blogger lunatics you can get Schumer to rubberstamp.
Then again the temptation to lock in the 6-3 supermajority and roll the dice on the rest is the safe bet. Who knows!
Republicans can basically guarantee everything they want for the next three or four decades, and probably beyond, by ramming through a pick now, giving them an enduring 6-3 majority. Why would they pass on that opportunity because it *might* help them win this election? They will be underdogs regardless. This is the culmination of decades of Republican strategy. If they take the court now, they won’t need to win an election for decades to implement the policy they want.