President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would quickly nominate a successor to the liberal icon. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised a vote, giving the pair a chance to cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the court while their party holds both the White House and a 53-47 Senate majority. Now, multiple incumbent Republican senators face the choice of backing Trump’s eventual court nominee and potentially losing some moderate voters, or rejecting that person and angering the conservative base. Colorado’s Cory Gardner issued a statement offering warm words about Ginsburg’s memory while making no mention of the looming political fight. “This is an enormous political conundrum,” said Paul Sracic, a political science professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio.

Source: The Standard September 19, 2020 20:37 UTC