After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said late Friday he would hold a floor vote on President Trump’s nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, attention quickly turned to the most endangered Republicans on the Senate map
Beyond those two incumbents, a confirmation fight could have more unpredictable effects. Republicans have credited the 2018 Kavanaugh confirmation with activating some of their base voters, especially in red-leaning states like Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota. But a partisan fight to jam through a nominee before Election Day could also repel swing voters in states like Arizona, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina.
In particular, the spotlight will be on a handful of senators either in the most direct position to impact the nomination, or in the most competitive races. Sen. Lindsey Graham , who is facing his toughest reelection of his career against Democrat Jaime Harrison, “This is a turning point for the nation in the fight to protect its most vulnerable, the unborn,” Dannenfelser said in a statement. “The pro-life grassroots have full confidence that President Trump, Leader McConnell, Chairman Graham, and every pro-life senator will move swiftly to fill this vacancy.”
McConnell's announcement also energized Democratic grassroots donors. In the hour-and-a-half following his announcement, over $10 million in donations was processed by ActBlue, the online donor platform for Democratic candidates and liberal nonprofits.
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