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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday evening, breaking the hearts of generations of women -- and men -- who have benefited from her work guaranteeing our rights to equal treatment under the law.

That same evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that a Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg would receive a vote on the floor of the Senate. By Saturday, President Trump was claiming he had an "obligation" to replace her, "without delay." The loss is larger than either man could understand.

We talk about the political ramifications of her death and what it might mean for the upcoming election. We also continue our weekly check-in with an epidemiologist to help us make sense of news on the pandemic.

GUESTS:
Richard Blumenthal is the senior U.S. senator from Connecticut
Kate Grabowski is an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University; she leads researchers at the Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday evening,&nbsp;<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/ruth-bader-ginsburg-remembrance-what-now.html">breaking the hearts</a>&nbsp;of generations of women -- and men -- who have benefited from her work guaranteeing our rights to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-the-great-equalizer-obituary">equal treatment</a>&nbsp;under the law.
That same evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that a Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/18/mcconnell-vows-senate-will-hold-vote-on-ginsburgs-replacement-418021">would receive a vote</a>&nbsp;on the floor of the Senate. By Saturday, President Trump was claiming he had an "<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/trump-defends-right-to-pick-ginsburg-replacement-418314">obligation</a>" to replace her, "without delay." The loss is larger than either man could understand.
We talk about the political ramifications of her death and what it might mean for the upcoming election. We also continue our weekly check-in with an epidemiologist to help us make sense of news on the pandemic.
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://blumenthal.senate.gov/">Richard Blumenthal</a>&nbsp;is the senior U.S. senator from Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/3094/mary-kathryn-grabowski">Kate Grabowski</a>&nbsp;is an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University; she leads researchers at the Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium</li>
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Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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