Kamala Harris visits Supreme Court to pay tribute to 'titan’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg; calls on Dems to win Senate and White House

Dave Goldiner

Kamala Harris stopped by the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday to pay tribute to “titan” Ruth Bader Ginsburg — and show she’s ready to fight for the iconic liberal justice’s legacy.

The Democratic vice presidential candidate joined throngs of mourners outside the court building in Washington D.C. as she quickly moved to shape the looming, titanic partisan battle over replacing Ginsburg.

“The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher,” Harris tweeted after offering prayers for Ginsburg and her grieving family. “Millions of Americans are counting on us to win and protect the Supreme Court—for their health, for their families, and for their rights.”

With early voting underway in five states and Election Day just over six weeks away, Democrats and Republicans were largely unified late Friday in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women’s rights. But strategists in both parties also seized on the moment to find an advantage.

According to the Associated Press, multiple Republicans close to the White House believe Trump will likely nominate a woman, who could serve as a counterweight of sorts to Biden’s choice of running mate Kamala Harris, who would be the first woman to serve as vice president.

Trump himself did not immediately comment on replacing Ginsburg.


Republicans hold a 53-47 edge in the Senate and Vice President Mike Pence could cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee. But several GOP senators have expressed various degrees of uneasiness with the idea of jamming a replacement through so close to a presidential election.

Flowers and candles are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Flowers and candles are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Senator Chuck Schumer (l) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Senator Chuck Schumer (l) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Chalk messages are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Chalk messages are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks outside the Brooklyn Municipal Building honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks outside the Brooklyn Municipal Building honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Flowers and candles are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Flowers and candles are seen outside James Madison High School, which Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended, on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in Foley Square for a vigil to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
Madison Marlow, 26, Columbia Alumni and law student at Cardozo, came to the University to honor the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in New York City. Mourners (in the background) offer condolences. Marlow said that as a law student and a woman, Ginsburg paved the way so that one day she, too, may be able to sit on the bench and carry on her legacy.
A mourner comes to pay her respects to a memorial set up at Columbia University for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York City on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
A mourner comes to pay her respects to a memorial set up at Columbia University for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York City on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.
LeRoy McCarthy temporarily places a commemorative street sign for "Notorious BIG" and RBG outside the childhood home of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York.
LeRoy McCarthy temporarily places a commemorative street sign for "Notorious BIG" and RBG outside the childhood home of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York.
A make shift memorial is pictured at an entrance to James Madison High School on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended the high school.
A make shift memorial is pictured at an entrance to James Madison High School on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended the high school.
Flowers placed by mourners are seen beneath the Bronze Doors of the Supreme Court building after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. The progressive icon and doyenne of the US Supreme Court died at the age of 87 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the court announced on September 18, 2020. Ginsburg, affectionately known as the Notorious RBG, passed away "this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, DC," the court said in a statement.
People gather at the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after the Supreme Court announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
People gather at the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after the Supreme Court announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
A sign and a candle are pictured in a makeshift memorial on the steps of the Supreme Court buidling in memory of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC on Sept. 18, 2020.
A sign and a candle are pictured in a makeshift memorial on the steps of the Supreme Court buidling in memory of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC on Sept. 18, 2020.
People light candles outside the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
People light candles outside the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
People light candies outside the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
People light candies outside the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC after it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
A woman wearing a facemask reading "vote" holds a candle as mourners gather on the steps of the Supreme Court after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18, 2020.
A woman wearing a facemask reading "vote" holds a candle as mourners gather on the steps of the Supreme Court after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18, 2020.
Mourners light candles placed below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC late on Sept. 18, 2020.
Mourners light candles placed below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC late on Sept. 18, 2020.
Mourners gather below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC, late on Sept. 18, 2020.
Mourners gather below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC, late on Sept. 18, 2020.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
People gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
A note is placed near mourners lighting candles below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC, late on Sept. 18, 2020.
A note is placed near mourners lighting candles below a mural of late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Rose Jaffe, in Washington, DC, late on Sept. 18, 2020.
The national flag flies at half staff as people gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
The national flag flies at half staff as people gather to mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the steps in front of the Supreme Court on Sept. 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.
A flag flies half-mast near mourners gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC.
A flag flies half-mast near mourners gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, DC.

“We cannot let them win this fight,” said Harris in a statement to supporters Saturday. "Millions of Americans are counting on us to stand up, right now, and fight like hell to protect the Supreme Court—not just for today, but for generations to come.“

"The work of holding Senate Republicans accountable to the standard they set in 2016 starts now. To Joe and me, it is clear: The voters should pick a President, and that President should select a successor to Justice Ginsburg.”

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