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If the Republicans lose, it won't be because Trump nominates a replacement for Ginsburg. No one is buying that eyewash.
Assuming that a replacement for Ginsburg has not been confirmed by November 3, and further assuming that Trump loses the election, should a defeated President be allowed to appoint a judge to the Supreme Court?
It should be pointed out, both assumptions are extremely likely. Trump is the least popular President in modern American history.
There is a corollary to the question. Should the defeated party in the Senate be allowed to confirm a Supreme Court judge?
Based on limited researched, I have been unable to find those questions addressed. However, allow me to answer my own questions.
There is absolutely nothing in the past four years to suggest that Trump and Trump Republicans in the Senate will put the will of the American people first.
If Trump is defeated, if the GOP loses control of the Senate -- both likely, why else are Republicans in such a hurry -- and Trump Republicans confirm Ginsburg's replacement, the GOP is likely to lose power for at least a generation.