Scalia overruled for the last time

[Clueless Morgan]

Here's a power play scenario by which Obama could force his pick through before he leaves office if a Republican wins the Whitehouse. It would require that the Democrats retake the Senate. It would be very ironic if Republican senators get ousted because of their obstructionism over Obama's pick and those ousters allow the President to pick Scalia's replacement anyway.

That would be an amazing feat of shooting oneself in the foot if this happened

There's approximately zero chance of the Democrats taking the Senate this year anyhow.

The republicunts are defending 24 seats in 2016...the dems only 10.  Add in that democrats tend to vote in presidential elections and it is not as far-fetched as the hopes of recapturing the House.  You can't gerrymander an entire state.

Yet.

Most people actually like a divided government because that way nothing really gets done too much one way or the other.

A divided government only works when those elected are willing to compromise and work across the aisle. With two parties who are becoming increasingly radicalized (if I may be so bold), a divided government becomes less and less effective as each party tries to out do the other party's obstructionism.

A divided government is good in principle, but in practice it can be almost completely ineffectual because no one is willing to work with the other side.