Some of us remember Bush v. Gore. Giving party affiliation of judges has seemed necessary since then.
(And remember that under many counting standards, Gore should have won the election: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_U… .)
The phenomenon predates Trump. When party affiliation proves to be poor predictor of how a judge or justice will vote in controversial or high-profile cases, then it may stop.
Nov 28, 2020 · 8:48 PM UTC