Denying Garland the nomination was indeed a cause for intense rage by the left, but I still contend it just threw fuel onto an already raging fire started in November 2016.
None of the cases that have been a source of consternation for the left would have been affected by having Garland on the court anyway, seeing the 6-3 margin would have only been reduced to 5-4.
Trump is Mordecai!!