I agree. What is to be gained by delaying, unless McConnell has asked for the time to whip his votes?
Quite possibly, a better candidate. We don’t want to live through forty years of regret.
From what I have read, Trump really wants Lagoa because his entire Florida election team have told him Florida is a 50/50 proposition without her and she can tip the balance. Trump needs to maximize his margins in the Cuban community in Miami to balance Puerto Rican heavy democrat population growth in the Orlando area since Hurricane Maria.
It was obvious watching Fox and Friends this morning that Trump is in love with the idea of picking her. He kept saying hispanic and Florida like 3 times this morning.
His team needs the extra time to fully vet her record so there are no surprises. She will be the pick unless they find something disqualifying. Trump cares about nothing else but winning the election and Barrett could be very damaging. The democrats will portray her as a religious cultist and it will turn off many of Trump’s pro choice secular voters (WHICH THERE ARE MANY BECAUSE OF IMMIGRATION AND TRADE) in the rust belt. The whole abortion debate has to be on the down low to keep the coalition.
Maybe he’s waiting for RGB funeral to be over?
She is going to lie in Supreme court in state for public ceremony for 2 days and then burial later in the week. President is allowing time out of respect.
Justice Ginsberg body is lying in state at the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday. I think that’s why President is delaying until Friday and Saturday.
Maybe also they need time to get the nominee some time to get her family sequestered and safe and make arrangement for their security. They are going to need it.