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Originally Posted by Ma'ake
Seriously, which conservative judges are likely to retire?
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For conservative voters, Ma-ake, it doesn't matter which Justice retires. It's about his replacement.
Assume Obama is president.
Now say a liberal retires. With Obama as president you're missing out on the chance to replace the liberal with a conservative and create a conservative court.
If a conservative retires, you risk losing a conservative voice and creating a liberal court.
If Kennedy retires, you risk losing your only swing vote and creating a liberal court.
This is, of course, assuming that Obama appoints liberals, which does not seem entirely unreasonable.