The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has reshaped the presidential election campaign with just over one month to go.
President Donald Trump is expected to announce his pick for the vacant seat this week, a move that’s expected to attract criticism
from the Democrats. Sky News US political commentator Joe Hockey said the death of Judge Ginsburg could play into President Trump’s hands.
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Supreme Court vacancy and RBG death are a ‘massive game changer’ | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Alan Jones says Donald Trump can confirm to the American people that the Supreme Court under his nominations will “not be altering social policy in a way which drifts to the Left”.\n\nAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg died over the weekend aged 87 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.\n\nThe vacant seat is set to become a massive political battle, as the President has already indicated he intends to nominate a replacement merely six weeks before the election.\n\nMr Jones said President Trump’s Christian and heavily conservative base would see the vacancy as an “opportunity to further expand” the conservative voice on the Supreme Court.\n\n“It is a big game changer,” he said.\n\nHe said people who have “question marks about voting Trump” and who were genuine conservatives worried about a range of social issues, would come out in droves for the President on election day in an attempt to prevent the court shifting to the Left.\n\n“If Biden were to win – and he won’t – but if Biden were to win, forget it,” he said.\n\n
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‘Sleepy Joe Biden’ goes missing on RBG death | Sky News AustraliaThe now vacant US Supreme Court seat is expected to be one of the most critical issues in the upcoming November election, but there’s been no word from “Sleepy Joe,” according to Sky News host James Morrow.\n\nAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg died over the weekend aged 82 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.\n\nPresident Donald Trump praised the progressive icon upon hearing the news of her death after a campaign rally.\n\nThe vacant seat is set to become a massive political battle, as the President has already indicated he intends to nominate a replacement merely six weeks before the election.\n\nMr Morrow said the Democrats are performing poorly on this burgeoning issue highlighted by the contrast in reactions by the two candidates.\n\n“We haven’t heard anything from Sleepy Joe,” he said.\n\n“While Trump is out their giving rallies and talking about this, the day after RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) dies … Biden was having the day off.\n\n“They’ve got a candidate who can’t do a full day’s campaigning when they’ve got this huge issue that they’re about to have a big fight on.”\n
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