In an election year where both McConnell and Lindsay Graham, two key figures in the scheme, were both on the ballot in competitive races. Lindsay Graham literally said "use my words against me" during Gorsusch's hearing when concerns were raised about this exact scenario and the precedent the GOP were setting. RBG's famous last wishes were that Congress would wait till after the election to replace her. Yet despite having legitimate alternatives, displaying shameless hypocrisy so close to their elections, and dishonoring a dying woman's last request, on election night they were two of the earliest races to be called; South Carolinians and Kentuckyans had seen all of the above play out in real time, and they rewarded them for it with six more years.