(February 13, 2016 at 6:38 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Yeah, in the current polarized climate, even a someone viewed as a 'centrist' might not garner any republican votes, and if the democratic nominee is looking shaky in the run against Trump or Cruz or Rubio, Obama might muff his chance and it gets handed off to next prez.
Sitting on a Supreme Court nomination in an election year would be very dangerous political for the Republicans, and is a move that could easily be leveraged against them.
I for one will not shed a single tear at Scalia's passing.