“What I mean is: Why would Lindsey be vacated from his Senate seat on 11/4? Isn’t he in that seat until January, 2021? The SCOTUS vote could go on after the election and until January, 2021, right?”
You are missing the context. If Graham does not insure a vote before the election, he will lose his reelection bid because he pissed off his base.
That’s all. Don’t read more into it than is there.
No, you missed the context of my original question, which, btw, had nothing to do with Graham.