Pretty much. They were banking on either fucking with the votes or causing enough shit to go down that they would bring it to the SC with a 5-4 left leaning majority cause Roberts would probably be a turncoat. When RBG died, everyone freaked out cause a 4-4 decision (Thanks Roberts!) would possibly start a shit show in the lower courts. Now if they cause enough shit for the election to be decided by the Supreme Court, they're likely to be facing a 5-4 right/originalist court that would disapprove of the legal fuckery that the Leftists have been engaging in throughout swing states where they had enough control to shoehorn their bullshit through the courts.
They played their hand too confidently. RBG died last year and they let it out now hoping the threat of a third nomination would motivate voters, confident that they could simply rely on it being so close to the election to prevent an actual appointment. That's why when precedent failed they drew up the dying wish BS. Then they tried to prevent a quorum. All trying to slam the breaks because he was never supposed to actually fill her seat.
Pretty much. They were banking on either fucking with the votes or causing enough shit to go down that they would bring it to the SC with a 5-4 left leaning majority cause Roberts would probably be a turncoat. When RBG died, everyone freaked out cause a 4-4 decision (Thanks Roberts!) would possibly start a shit show in the lower courts. Now if they cause enough shit for the election to be decided by the Supreme Court, they're likely to be facing a 5-4 right/originalist court that would disapprove of the legal fuckery that the Leftists have been engaging in throughout swing states where they had enough control to shoehorn their bullshit through the courts.
They played their hand too confidently. RBG died last year and they let it out now hoping the threat of a third nomination would motivate voters, confident that they could simply rely on it being so close to the election to prevent an actual appointment. That's why when precedent failed they drew up the dying wish BS. Then they tried to prevent a quorum. All trying to slam the breaks because he was never supposed to actually fill her seat.