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.
I tend to agree, Hispanics are a HUGE voting bloc, not just in Florida.
“His team needs the extra time to fully vet her record so there are no surprises.”
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Not going to stop the Dems from coming up with all manner of BS that will slow things down to a crawl. Kavanaugh had been already vetted more than a few times and still had to go through the Dem protocol exam.
Yes. Roe v Wade is not ready to be overturned right now. Patience, grasshopper! The critical thing is to get the president reelected and keep the Senate. I love Barrett, but she will set off a firestorm from the satanic left. There could easily be three more openings in the next four years. Her time will come.
Prudence is called for here.
Picking a Supreme Court nominee based on upping your voter base is the stupidest idea ever.