“It’s harder to make the case this year than it was in 2016 that there is an existential threat to the courts,” said Rory Cooper, a Republican strategist. “Part of the problem is that the president and Senate Republicans have been so vocal about what a good job they’ve done on judicial confirmations, that some voters may think the job is done.”
“Even if Roberts is frequently in the cross hairs these days,” Mr. Cooper added, “most observers probably believe right now that the court tilts right.”…
Some Republicans in LaPorte say there is a growing sense within the local party that the Supreme Court trade-off — another seat on the bench for four more years of Mr. Trump — might no longer be worth it.
“I’m a lifelong Republican, but I’m really concerned with where the party seems to be heading,” said Leigh Morris, a former mayor of the City of La Porte and a former G.O.P. chairman in the county. “There is no national sense of direction. I really don’t think that concerns about the Supreme Court will motivate attitudes much this year.”
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