When it comes to raw political power, Republicans could replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election. Were President Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell the no-holds-barred, win-at-all-costs knife fighters their reputations suggest, they would rush a nominee through before the election. With a 6-to-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, the Right could secure power over the levers of government for decades.