1) Ruther Bader Ginsburg lived an incredible and accomplished life that deserves to be celebrated. May she Rest In Peace.
2) Since I already know this will be a topic of dishonesty in the press: The Garland Rule from McConnell was that the Senate shouldn’t vote on a nominee during an election year when the POTUS is a different party. Many people have left that qualifier out.
3) This is going to get ugly. There will be a nominee and I feel terrible for that person because it’s rather clear that there will be a coordinated effort to destroy them regardless how impeccable their record.
4) If the press participates in the effort mentioned in 3, which feels inevitable at this point, then a large portion of the country will permanently view them as the hostile opposition. And they will not be incorrect for doing so.
5) Worth noting that ironically McConnell cited Joe Biden to justify not voting on Garland in 2016.
Best outcome is probably for Trump to nominate someone now and wait until after an election when direction is clear to hold a vote.
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