One day after Ginsburg died, Trump told McConnell that “lots of people” thought Barbara Lagoa would be good political pick for Supreme Court. McConnell had a rebuttal: Pick Amy Coney Barrett.

Our look at how GOP paved way for Barrett

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/26/how-the-senate-gops-right-turn-paved-the-way-for-barrett-432670

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McConnell was so emphatic he told Trump if he was thinking about picking someone else, to give McConnell one last chance to make the case for Barrett. While Meadows quizzed him on Allison Jones Rushing, McConnell said Barrett was the “obvious choice”

Barrett was thought too conservative to be confirmed two years ago when she was on shortlist. This time her confirmation seemed almost inevitable

“By the time this one became vacant, there were a lot of unsolicited [requests from senators]: ‘I want Barrett,’” said Sen. Thune

Rubio had talked up Lagoa to Trump and we was high on her. But Hawley warned WH about her

“my problem with her is that I don’t see anything when it comes to Roe,” he told WH officials. Could have been a difficult hearing — but Hawley was already satisfied with Barrett