Best guess nominee: Barbara Lagoa-- Cuban-America woman from Florida

[andym]

She fulfills all of Trump's most important qualifications: she could help him win Florida (Cuban American pride) and will satisfy the fundamentalists as a conservative. Moreover, she sailed through her appointment to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals 80-15 and is only 53.

[TwilightZone]

1. Amy Coney Barrett is probably a foregone conclusion.

Trump is already on record stating that he was "saving her for Ginsburg".

[andym]

2. Winning is everything to Trump and he so needs Florida

That will take precedence I believe.

[TwilightZone]

3. It's not up to Trump.

The Federalist Society is calling the shots, as they did with Kavanaugh.

[Klaralven]

5. When did you start believing Trump?

[TwilightZone]

6. She was the other finalist last time.

And, again, he's not calling the shots. The Federalist Society is, just like they did with Frat Boy.

[Klaralven]

7. At this point Federalists matter less than "What's in it for Trump?"

"I've got this thing and it's (expletive) golden," "I'm not just giving it up for (expletive) nothing."

They are grifters cut from the same cloth.

[TwilightZone]

13. "Amy Coney Barrett emerging as a front-runner to fill Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/amy-coney-barrett-emerging-front-runner-fill-ginsburg

No, Federalists don't matter less than Trump. They've been the source for every conservative justice for decades. They decide who the finalists are. This stuff is planned out years ahead of time -- she was named to an appeals court in 2017 in preparation for this.

[tman]

4. Everything with trump is political. You're probably right.

It will wipe away Bloombergs $100m, instantly.

[BannonsLiver]

8. It would?

Can you break that down for us?

[tman]

9. Well it would highly likely win FL for trump.

Thereby rendering Bloombergs money insufficient. An added bonus for trump.

Hope that's clear enough.

[BannonsLiver]

10. Not really

Sounds more like a knee jerk, uninformed hot take rather than any kind of coherent argument. Be best.

[tman]

12. It was informed by listening to people on the ground

In Florida. Namely former Obama strategists outlining how slow and flat footed the party remains in competing for the FL hispanic vote.

If you don't believe such a move by trump would be equally as impactful as Bloomberg throwing money around in a razor close race, I don't know what to tell you. "wipe away" applies perfectly.

It's not complicated.

[andym]

11. A cogent argument

and you may very well be correct. Ethnic pride is strong among Cuban-Americans, so Bloomberg will have his work cut out for him.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. What you need to know about Barbara Lagoa

Donald Trump is closely considering two conservative women as an intense political battle heats up to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.


According to people familiar with the process, one of those potential picks is Barbara Lagoa, a seasoned Florida judge with Cuban roots.

Here’s what you need to know about Lagoa:

A Florida native, Lagoa was the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. If nominated to the nation’s high court by Trump and confirmed by the Senate, she would be the second Latino justice to ever serve. Current Justice Sonia Sotomayor became the first when she was nominated by former President Barack Obama.

-more-

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-barbara-lagoa/ar-BB19dm0e?li=BBnb7Kz