While there is a presidential election this year, the White House and the Senate are currently both controlled by the same party. The Senate’s historical practice has been to fill Supreme Court vacancies in these circumstances." There is a constitutional challenge to the ACA set to be argued in the Supreme Court just days after the presidential election. That the ACA would be completely be overturned by the Supreme Court if Barrett is seated is far from certain. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, have said that they oppose confirming a Trump nominee before the presidential election.

Source: Fox News October 08, 2020 20:48 UTC