This was supposed to be the year the Democrats finally made the Supreme Court a campaign issue, but there was no talk of Merrick Garland or even Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the party’s convention. The words “Supreme Court” were uttered only once in four nights, mentioned in passing by Sen. Chuck Schumer. The Democratic Party platform asserts that President Trump “has packed our federal courts with unqualified, partisan judges” and pledges to “appoint people to the bench who are committed to seeing justice be served,” so why stay silent? Perhaps because Joe Biden knows that swing voters side with Republicans on the issue—as...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 03, 2020 16:51 UTC