President Trump has already stated his likely New Supreme Court nominee will be a woman. The odds on favorite is Amy Barrett.
Ms. Barrett is 48 years old. She graduated Magna Cum Laude undergrad and was first in her Law School class. She taught Law and has been an Appellate Court judge (the level below the Supreme Court) since 2017. She is Catholic, married, and has children.
I think it is safe to assume the Dems will do everything in their power to bring her down. If that means destroying her life and career so be it.
Question: Is this a risk for Dems. If they attempt to destroy any female Supreme Court nominee do they risk alienating female voters, particularly suburban white female voters?
Discuss.
There is no risk of that. Suburban women tend to be more highly educated. Schumer got it right when he said Democrats should focus on what her sitting in the court would mean to the country. They should highlight her extremist ruling and what they would mean to the country. The end of Roe vs Wade. The end of healthcare reform. Dirty air and dirty water.
Female voters especially suburban women are more moderate. In Arizona, McSally will likely lose to a male candidate by winning the female vote. The reason is that she has taken extremist Trump positions. Marsha Blackburn would not win a Senate seat in a swing state or a red state. The reason is because she is too extreme.
Also worth noting that Kamala Harris sits on the Judiciary Committee. She is likely to provide more free advertising for the Democrat ticket as it will likely be carried live.