This SCOTUS vote before the election will demoralize Dem voters who are already morose with their lackluster demented low energy candidate. The economy is rebounding, Covid fading, and the Biden riots have made Law and Order a huge suburban winning issue for Trump.
Dem turnout could be low. They are losing, losing, losing.
And even if the SCOTUS appointment does nothing to help win the election it is STILL OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE to get a conservative judge in there.
Even if that turned out to be the last thin the GOP gets right this election.
Just imagine if the worst happened and Biden won- we will get the most liberal court and they will steamroll everything through.
Getting a SCOTUS PICK before the election is probably just as important as the election itself.