For decades, Republicans have galvanized voters around reshaping the Supreme Court and benefited from it at the ballot box. But in a stark reversal, polls indicate it is Democrats who have the edge in 2020.
National and battleground state surveys taken before the death Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg showed that voters trust Joe Biden more than President Donald Trump to pick a Supreme Court nominee, and that Democrats rate the high court as more important to their vote than Republicans do. CONT.
Sahil Kapur, NBC News
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