C’mon man...
Only Democrats are allowed to satisfy their constituents. Republicans are expected to act in the best interest of the Democrat party because only democrats represent democrat principles. The Republicans support, well, the republic.
BIDEN: "Should a justice resign this summer and the president move to name a successor, actions that will occur just days before the Democratic Presidential Convention and weeks before the Republican Convention meets, a process that is already in doubt in the minds of many will become distrusted by all," he said. "Senate consideration of a nominee under these circumstances is not fair to the president, to the nominee, or to the Senate itself. Once the political season is under way, and it is, action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over."
Mitch McConnell was in the similar position in 2016; he invoked what was dubbed "The Biden Rule," harking back to the words of the man who was now the sitting vice president.
Biden responded to this with a measure of dismay, indicating that his declaration at the time was taken out of context, and was the result of wanting to avoid another round of what he described as a "bruising and polarizing" confirmation of Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Years later, Biden said he wished he could have done more for Anita Hill at the sexually-charged herings.
Someone had to remind Biden he headed the powerful Judiciary Committee at the time.
(He had unlimited power to act in Hill's behalf.....but did nothing).