As everyone has heard by now, Supreme Court Justice Breyer is going to retire at the end of this term which allows Angry Joe to select another Justice to start the next term in October. Lots of speculation why this news "leaked" when it did. A few takeaways:
Justice Breyer was apparently upset at how this was released since he did not announce it and only a select few at the White House would have known. So why was it leaked? To take over the news cycle. Justice Breyer retiring and Joe appointing another liberal Justice doesn't change the balance on court, but it does have the media talking about something other than inflation, the border, Ukraine, Russia, China, gas prices, etc. The White House stated no-one spoke to Justice Breyer about retiring or even suggested it...even though it was in the news cycle a year ago about the Democratic Party trying to push him out. Believe me, Justice Breyer was "convinced" to retire this cycle and the news had its intended effect...the last 24 hours has been all about Justice Breyer and his potential replacements.
The current SCOTUS term ends in June and the next term begins in October, right before the midterm elections. Joe Biden will expectedly appoint a liberal Justice and he will receive a significant bump in the polls as the Democratic Party will see this as a victory.
Let's see how well this ages...the next Supreme Court Justice will be Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Keep your eyes on the ball folks!
