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Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is

  • Written by Kevin J. McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
imageWinning on Election Day is the best path for any political party to remake the Supreme Court.Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

It almost sounds like a bad joke: What did the 78-year-old male senator say to the 69-year-old female justice?

“RETIRE!”

That’s effectively what happened recently when U.S....

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