DrDealgood
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This takes the focus on Trump and changes the election from a judgement on Trump to a Supreme Court seat. Which is music to conservative voters ears and helps Trump politically. They will come back home to Trump just for that justice pick.
McConnell has the votes to do it right now with Pence breaking the tie at the most.
The "goldfish memory" electorate theory goes both ways. We just passed 200K OFFICIAL Covid deaths, a big undercount, and that economy ain't in NO Kind of "V-Shaped" recovery. Every year the hot takes about no walking plus chewing gum.
RBG is just one more factor which ups the intensity and the insurgency benefits.
Dems need to run on the fact the repubs will destroy all healthcare if they get the chance.
They will, especially since the Court is supposed to hear an ACA case right AFTER the election. Mofos are even if tied with 8 justices gonna destroy that law, and the backlash needs to be priced in now.