23 October 2020

No... the sky isn't falling

From the comments...
29 times in American history, a SCOTUS vacancy has occurred during and election year; and, 29 times in American history the sitting president has nominated a replacement.

In each case, trend data shows that the success of the nomination resulting in an actual appointment directly correlated to the alignment of the sitting President's political party and that of the current Senate.

This will be the 30th time and it will be consistent with history.