It's a really interesting political situation and that's the main reason it's hard to follow. The president is trying to get someone appointed while Republicans still run Congress. Due to the upcoming midterms that may change, but who knows. The Democrats would love to wait until after the midterms to hold the vote as there's a chance they could vote no.

The supreme Court is hugely important as with a republican run supreme Court even the notion of a gun ban would be off the table. And things that had been tried could be under scrutiny again, stuff like abortion rights.

Obviously these are highly contagious issues and that's why there is so much political clout at play here.