Ruth Bader Ginsburg Goes From Leftist Hero To Has-Been In One Interview

The Federalist ^ | 02/13/2020 | Joy Pullmann

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“[N]o amount of swag or hagiography can obscure the fact that, while Ginsburg is responsible for a great number of landmark legal decisions, her legacy may be sorely tarnished by one truly terrible one: refusing to retire when President Barack Obama could have named her replacement,” wrote Mother Jones reporter Stephanie Mencimer in 2018, when Felicity Jones was about to portray the “Notorious RBG” on the silver screen. Yup. She screwed herself on this one. It was a really stupid and egotistical decision on her part, basically an unforced error that Trump will be able to take great advantage of.

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Ginsberg didn't retire because the republicans won the senate in 2014. She needed both a democrat president and democrat controlled senate to confirm a suitable replacement for her. She didn't want a middle of the road nominee which Obama would of had to pick with a republican senate.