They only have to manage the RBG situation until Jan 2020 and then declare no SC picks in an election year.
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Interesting thought, ez. That could be a possible scenario.
You seem to be assuming that it would be the dems fending off the POTUS pick. If I understand things correctly, the House doesn’t have anything to do with the POTUS appointments/nominations. That happens in the Senate and why the Senate was the most important midterm election target.
I believe McConnell would allow a nomination in 2020 if he can find a Senate Rule to justify it. He found one to justify putting it off, and I forget what that was - I have a dim memory of something that Obama had set in motion that allowed him to take that stance.
However I also know I can be wrong! LOL! Maybe one of you who knows more about how the Senate works can set me straight if I don’t have this right.
“I believe McConnell would allow a nomination in 2020 if he can find a Senate Rule to justify it. He found one to justify putting it off, and I forget what that was - I have a dim memory of something that Obama had set in motion that allowed him to take that stance.”
There is no rule. The case that was made is that you shouldn’t confirm a justice in the last year of a lame duck presidency. Trump won’t be in that situation for another 5 years, if at all. In any event, since there is no rule, McConnell can (and likely will given the chance) push the confirmation process through if it presents itself.