We need that judge in place on November 3. Not only will it protect the presidency from fraud, it may even deter democrats from pushing the lawfare, knowing they will lose. With Robert as a swing vote, that is not certain.
They will still riot and reeeeeeeee all over, but they will be checkmated and they know it.
Without that judge in place by November 3, this country goes through a period of turmoil that makes Bush/Gore look like a kindergarten nap. To the riots, add litigation in a dozen places, Obama judges making crazy rulings, and ballots being discovered and counted everywhere.
Mitch knows this and I think he will set aside his fears for being re-elected and come to the aid of the electoral process and the Constitution.
Mitch needs to strategize the nominee’s confirmation.
In the current situation, ACB makes sense.
Sense for Trump: Originalist and female.
Sense for Mitch: Already confirmed by most current Senators.
Mitch can forego the Committee rigmarole and move ACB to a floor vote.
Because of previous confirmation, Mitch can shorten the timeframe for floor actions.
He can have members /request/ time.
We may see the Republicans decline to question, en banc.
He can minimize the time allowed to, say, 3 minutes each in order to minimize the grandstanding.
He can allow the Democrats (all) to go first to exhaust their ammo.
He can exert privilege to begin the majority questioning and, at the end of his 3 minutes, he can move to the vote.
Or, he can arrange for Cruz to rise and call the question.
I sincerely hope he is watching old film of Tip O’Neil.
Chaff