Suddenly, Amy Coney Barrett Might Not Have the Votes
For the moment, COVID-19 diagnoses have jeopardized three votes that Republicans can’t afford to lose.
September 26 was a festive day for Republicans in Washington. Under overcast skies, President Donald Trump strode to a podium in the White House Rose Garden to introduce Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A military band played “Hail to the Chief,” and about 150 guests, including senior members of the Republican Party, the president’s Cabinet, and the Senate, sat shoulder to shoulder and mostly without masks as they cheered the nomination of a 48-year-old conservative to a lifetime seat.
The mood was upbeat in part because Barrett appeared to have the votes for
