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9. Remember we wouldn't come into the majority until January 2027

He would fill it BEFORE the midterms and if that happens, guaranteed that Thune would do his finest Turtle impression and shove whoever was nominated through in a month or less.

That is how Amy Coney Barrett got in - nominated a month BEFORE the 2020 election (in October 2020) and sworn in a couple weeks before election day (and we did in fact win the Senate after getting 2 seats in GA after run-offs in January 2021).

Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed To Supreme Court, Takes Constitutional Oath

October 26, 2020 8:07 PM ET

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While Senate Democrats tried to slow down the confirmation process of Trump's third Supreme Court nominee with various procedural maneuvers, the fact that Republicans control the Senate has always meant a Barrett confirmation was all but promised.

That "formula" works.