one of the more interesting aspects of this nomination (and the others made by trump) is that he's not a social conservative in any way, shape or form. in fact, he regularly mocks social conservatives as being crazy.
if you had to guess, how many abortions do you think he paid for in his life? 10? 20? more?
we know he was unfaithful to all three of his wives.
he doesn't know the first thing about the bible.
they have to know this.
these nominations are transactional.....just like everything else with trump.
and i think it's also true for the social conservatives and evangelicals.
trump is hoping for a SCOTUS victory if there is a contested election like in 2000....and it might be a good bet.
but i think he's also betting that the social conservatives are going to support him at the ballot box....i don't know if that's a good bet. i think they got what they wanted. they had to hold their noses to get it....but they got what the wanted....and they'll be happy to be done with him.