The Left's latest attempt to derail Trump's SCOTUS pick: Maybe it shouldn't be a woman

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The New York Times

Promises of a Woman for Ginsburg's Seat Draw Mixed Feelings From Women

In 1993, when Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court, then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. thanked her for saving his daughter “from having to be the second woman nominee to the Supreme Court.”

She was confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Twenty-seven years later, as Justice Ginsburg’s death roils the country and injects new uncertainty into an already bitter presidential race, one element is all-but certain: The country will soon have a fifth woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

Mr. Biden, now the Democratic candidate for president, has pledged to “make history” and appoint the first Black woman to the Court should he have the chance.

President Trump, who is expected to make an actual nomination this week, has made a similar promise. He, too, plans to name a woman — “a very talented, very brilliant woman.”

The proclamations from both men about how each would replace Justice Ginsburg, a pioneering force for gender equality on the court, have reflected conspicuous signaling by both parties as they rush to appeal to crucial constituencies ahead of the election. The pledges draw on a traditional political tactic: one way to seek to appeal to women is with women, as surrogates and in positions of power. But that approach has stirred complicated feelings in women across the country — and it may not be the most effective.

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