What does RBG’s vacancy mean for the Senate?
Published Date: 9/22/2020
Source: CNN
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- followed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's statement that "Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate" -- created a stark choice for the 53 GOP senators that boils down to this: Just how loyal are you to President Donald Trump? SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: RBG's death means Republican senators will face the ultimate test of their loyalty to Trump https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/18/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-republican-senators-loyalty-trump/index.html Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/18/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead/index.html McConnell vows Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote, setting up historic fight https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/18/politics/congress-fight-rgb-seat/index.html McConnell: No confirmation for Garland in lame-duck session https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-merrick-garland-lame-duck/index.html Trump lists 20 more potential SCOTUS nominees to boost conservative support https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/supreme-court-trump-potential-nominees/index.html About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza The Point team: Leigh Munsil and Allison Gordon Editor: Steven Sevilla Producer: Arielle Sacks Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/the-point-with-chris-cillizza?source=Point_Youtube. #CNN #Cillizza #RBG