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White House aides privately described the death of Judge Ginsburg as a significant boost to Trump’s reelection chances. A person familiar with White House planning said the new nominee would be announced sooner rather than later and that the White House expected McConnell to go ahead with a vote. The president is likely to meet again with those on his short list in the coming days, the person familiar with the planning said.
Democrats argued that the available seat would also rally their own supporters, but it was not clear that it would make a huge difference because they are already motivated to defeat Trump for other reasons.
“I don’t know how much madder the left can get,” said Jennifer Palmieri, communications director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. She said Democrats would be encouraged by the turn of events and if McConnell went ahead before the election to pass the nomination, it would cost Republicans the Senate.
Hundreds of admirers of Justice Ginsburg made their way to the Supreme Court Friday night, holding candles, singing “Amazing Grace” and chanting her initials: “RBG, RBG, RBG” Flowers piled up on the court steps, while dozens of people sat in silence. near.
“She stood up for me and she stood up for you,” said Molly Gilligan of Arlington, Virginia. “This is a devastating moment, but it also gave us a lot to celebrate.”
On the steps closest to the street, people put up posters with some of Judge Ginsburg’s most memorable quotes. But the conversation was never far from what comes next. “Honor his wish,” the crowd chanted at one point.
“I think it’s tragic that the first thought that many people had was to think about what the impact is on the next election,” said Massiel Sepúlveda of Washington, who joined mourners in court. “We cannot even adequately mourn a woman who, in her own right, was an inspiration to many, who broke barriers, who set important precedents for women across this country and around the world.”
Peter Baker reported from Washington and Maggie Haberman from New York. Adam Liptak and Zach Montague contributed reporting from Washington, and Michael Crowley from Bemidji, Minnesota.
