Analysis: It seemed hard to imagine the US presidential election becoming any more volatile and intense, but that's what has happened following the death of the iconic progressive Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | KnottMatthew
It seemed hard to imagine the US presidential election becoming any more volatile and intense, but that's what has happened following the death of the iconic progressive Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Credit:Ginsburg's death from cancer, at 87, opens up a vacancy on the nation's most powerful court just six weeks out from polling day.
The most pressing question for President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is whether they try to ram through a replacement for Ginsburg before election day.In the days before her death, Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter that said: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.
People gather at the US Supreme Court in Washington after the announcement of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Republican senators facing difficult re-election battles may also baulk at casting such a controversial vote before election day. The effect on the election is even more unpredictable. But there is a potential upside for Trump, who has been looking for a game-changing issue to upend the trajectory of the race.
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