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		dexterdog on Sept 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died This is Trump's chance to score some points. If he defers the appointment he will score some points with people and have a better chance of re-election. If they ram it through his chances of winning will be worse than they already are. This is at most a 2d chess move. They'll probably still screw it up.

pm90 on Sept 19, 2020 [–]

No, you have it backwards. He increases his chances by appointing another conservative, pro life judge.

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