Well, the idea that it's not right for Donald Trump to appoint a person while he's under investigation for various potential crimes that may result in litigation before the Supreme Court or that he may overturn settled law like Roe v. Wade or that he's very unpopular with the general public or that it's wrong to vote for a nominee right before a national election that may change the makeup of the Senate that votes on approval or because his records haven't been made available to the Senate and probably vetted.BackInTex wrote:What would she, or anyone, have against Kavanaugh that is a legitimate reason not to confirm him?silverscreenselect wrote:The primary qualification for McCain's replacement is someone who will be sure to cast a vote to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. With McCain home sick in Arizona, the party breakdown on a vote was 50-49; with Kyl, it's 51-49, and the Democrats would have to convince two Republicans to switch their votes (and keep all the red-state Democrats up for re-election like Manchin and Donnelly on board). Cindy McCain might have been too much of a risk in that regard in the Republicans' way of thinking.Ritterskoop wrote:I like the little we know of Cindy McCain, and would have supported her appointment, but this seems appropriate as well, to replace McCain with someone who has many of his same positions.
Or more simply because they can. And that, at least according to Mitch McConnell, is enough reason (See: Garland, Merrick).