Something that occurs to me during this court forum: There are now 269 days until the presidential election. Antonin Scalia died 269 days before the 2016 election; Republicans argued that it was too close to the election to replace him.

Something that occurs to me during this court forum: There are now 269 days until the presidential election.

Antonin Scalia died 269 days before the 2016 election; Republicans argued that it was too close to the election to replace him.

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 8, 2020