[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The Republicans hold the trump card:

Trump has published a list (two, actually) of people he would consider for nomination to SCOTUS. This has two implications:

1. nominating someone on that list is a campaign promise, the breaking of which would be an unforced error, and

2. every name on that list constituted a target opportunity for the Democrats. If there truly was anything wrong with any one name on that list, they could have screamed to the public, “If you elect Trump, Judge so-and-so will be put on the Supreme Court.” They didn’t do it. They didn’t say, “Boo!” about any of those names.

The conclusion is that Trump names someone on that list, and the Democrats lose ^{have already lost} the argument over his/her confirmation.

[DaveA37]

“The conclusion is that Trump names someone on that list, and the Democrats lose have already lost the argument over his/her confirmation.”........

As it should be (at least for the conservatives), not so much for the demodummies, look at the judges they have, with conservatives saying nothing, already appointed. Trump needs to fill the SC with as many conservatives as he can find.

[wastoute]

Rationally, yes. Rats are anything but rational. Once he narrows the list to one they will descend on that one and destroy them. The question becomes, can enough Rat Senators be peeled of the pack to get the nominee confirmed in spite of the blizzard of lies the NY Slimes, et. al. will produce?

[wastoute]

Think about it. What can Trump do to distract the BSM? Prosecute Hillary? A bunch of stuff to clutter the air can be a benefit. Set them to caterwauling about a number of things at once.