A few implications of RBG's death:
1) Trump will probably nominate a woman in the next few days.
2) A Senate vote seems most likely during the lame-duck session after the election.
3) This vacancy gives Trump the chance to reframe the presidential race away from the coronavirus.

4) This vacancy will drive up turnout and energy on both sides, but it could wind up motivating the right more than the left.

5) This vacancy makes ticket splitting less likely in November, increasing the odds that Republicans hold the Senate.

6) Few Republican senators will care about being charged with rank hypocrisy.

7) There will be immense pressure from the left for Democrats to pack the Supreme Court if they win the Senate majority.

8) The coming fight will further erode public confidence in the neutrality and independence of the courts.

9) Chief Justice John Roberts will no longer be the swing vote on the Supreme Court.

Read a special edition of The Daily 202: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/19/daily-202-nine-implications-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-death-2020-beyond/