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One possible strategy for Trump (which would be very much out of character) would be to wait out of respect for RBG and/or the Garland precedent. Meanwhile, he
by SloopJon 6y ago
One possible strategy for Trump (which would be very much out of character) would be to wait out of respect for RBG and/or the Garland precedent. Meanwhile, he uses the empty seat as a campaign issue to keep reluctant conservatives from jumping ship.
- rootusrootus 6y agoAnd if he loses the election, he still has time to push through a quick nomination before he gets booted out and a new Democratic Senate is sworn in.
- selimthegrim 6y agoAnd if the Democrats dangle a sweetheart plea deal in front of him as inducement to leave it be?
- pbourke 6y agoThis Would be so beyond the pale that it could lead to honest to goodness civil disorder.
- rdxm 6y agotrump's not that smart.... his russian handlers....now that's a different story....
- gundmc 6y agoYep. This is what I fully expect to happen. It's despicable, but it makes way too much sense. You motivate moderate conservatives, and if you win you get to claim the moral high ground. If you lose, you push a lame duck justice through anyway. This is a gift from a campaign strategy point of view. I feel terrible focusing on the political maelstrom and not RBG's legacy, but these are also important conversations to have.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoA 4-4 deadlocked vote in a “Bush v Gore” type of situation would be a constitutional nightmare. It’s absolutely in his interest to fill that seat.