Well, in her case...she believed in November of 2016 that Hillary Clinton would have the right person in mind, and this would have occurred in the summer recess of 2017.
I would imagine the day after the 2016 election....Ginsburg sat there in shock. She probably conferred with the Obama crew, who were stuck with a Republican senate lead. They told her the best thing to do was just to hold on for a year or two until the impeachment, and in 2020...a new Democrat would arrive. She’s still on that script and hoping.
Your scenario sounds entirely plausible. Good comment.
Thanks for the reply.