The brawl over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor could help Republicans in toss-up Senate races in North Carolina, Iowa, Georgia and Montana. This image shows NC Sen. Thom Tillis speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on August 5, 2020./Credit: Erin Schaff/AFP/POOL/Getty Images
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Fight over Supreme Court already shaking up Senate races
The brawl over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor began before her body was buried. Within hours of her death on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
