Why?
Because he is not actually bad, and as was noted would free up a slot on the dc court, but most importantly after the dems savage him horribly Trump can say I ok whatever and nominate someone else. When the dems object again he can say the dems would object to Jesus, or even RBG if she was still alive just cause I picked her..
I can see both sides of this argument (push a nomination through, or wait until after the election). I think you have to strike while the iron is hot, and get the confirmation before Inauguration Day, because there’s a very real chance that Trump will not win. If the Dems were in the same position, they wouldn’t hesitate to get one of their own in. If we have Biden (Harris), I’m sure they’ll manage to find a 35-year old black Muslim tranny judge who they’ll push as being the greatest person who ever walked the face of the earth.