Has nothing to do with PC.
Has to do with Politics.
Trump is going to have to get the best choice he can get through the Senate. Given the current hysterics running the Dem party,and the complete lack of spine among 10-20 GOP Senators, going to have to give something to get something.
The War on Bork is going to be nothing compared to what the Left does here. Kennedy is their squish vote. Losing his vote to a Conservative is going to limit the only avenue of power they still hold, the Courts.
This vote will alter the US for decades and we conservatives cant take the chance of going politick when our President doesnt!
Why should we worry about losing liberal votes here in the Senate, like a Bush presidency would have.
Their backs are literally against the wall here, and they know it.