And that's the thing: if Republican and Democratic presidents continue to take turns in the White House, then the Democrats might never be able to fully "catch up" to the conservative 7-2 majority. Trump being reelected in 2020 might very well entrench a conservative majority on the Supreme Court for the next 16-24 years.

mostly agree. the "bloodbath" might not be a major fallout on the national stage, i'm sure bernie is realistic enough to realise that biden is still the lesser evil compared to trump, but it will be a surefire way to hand trump the election, because a majority of voters are not that smart, and will understandably be pissed off.
the thing is, i'm sure even the out of touch idiots in the DNC are well aware of this, but they will do it anyway - because trump, despite his messaging, is still the preferable option to them - he's been great to the establishment, the donor class, and the washington elite in everything but rhetoric.

Democrats won't make the Supreme Court a selling point for them. It will be all about removing Trump from office, especially if Biden is the nominee. It's all Dems can really focus on and a candidate like Biden will be able to offer, and it will be one of the many reasons of their undoing.

And that's pretty much it. If Sanders is the nominee, there will at least be talk about healthcare reform, wage reform, and student debt. But it will mostly be all about Trump with him, too.

I'm a SCOTUS voter myself, but you're right about the RBG situation being too morbid to make as a primary selling point.

i think there's grey area. obviously "RBG is on deaths door" is bad, but they can be sneaky with "we can't allow the chance that this president get's to nominate 3 SCOTUS judges, 2 is already enough".

i dont see it as a platform pillar, but there's a lot of times they need to buy time and think on stage (debate or in speeches) and i'd guess they say shit like that here and there.

SCOTUS judges are like road construction, nothing that sways a large percent of voters but its effects us all enough that they sneak it in on the periphery.

this. i don't think it's necessary to spell it out in a crass or disrespectful manner. i'd assume that a reasonable percentage of voters are roughly familiar with the situation on the supreme court, and through the drama around merrick garland and rapey kavanaugh aware of the impact a president's pick has...

This post was edited by fender on Mar 3 2020 10:38am

Adding to this if they toss in a dash of "we need to protect a woman's right to her own body" it offsets the bitter flavor of "RBG looks like she's about done".

Trump nomination of a woman for the Supreme Court would lead to the (D)s not wanting to protect that woman’s rights to her own body

Comey, failed FBI director, endorses Biden, Biden campaign says fuck off, loser






https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/campaign/485714-comey-endorses-biden-there-is-a-reason-trump-fears-biden-and-roots-for%3famp

its funny how Comey went from someone no one new, to someone everyone knew, finally to someone no one really likes.

And after an awkward ~32 hour delay

Elizabeth Warren is off the island