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Some of them however are more cagey than others.  McConnell knows he could conceivably end up as Senate Majority Leader yet again but under a blue President.  He's entirely capable of deciding he'd rather keep some political capital to work with Biden....  and so let slide that vote on Barrett or if push comes to shove let it go to the floor and fail if there are not the votes. After all, if he's still maj leader in 2021, it means he's got the votes to force Biden to tailor any pick he might think to make instead of Barrett.    He's already loaded the lower courts up for the right, and landed two consevatives on SCOTUS in the Trump era.   Not even Trump should be able to look at him crosseyed over that.