...most of those 14 failed nominations were a result of either opposition parties in control of the Senate or (minor) scandals that popped up during the process. It would be in line with only 3 of the 9 examples over the last 120 years involving a mismatched White House and Senate in terms of party control. (It should also be pointed out the due to filibuster use, Johnson's attempt to make nominations never saw a vote as well, being withdrawn prior to the election)
I agree, and the strongest impact has come because of Reid's cloture rules change. With an activist Democrat political party threatening near dictatorial powers, the Supreme Court is a major battlefield. Nadler has already stated that regardless of the RBG nomination, he would pack the court and take it away from whatever the GOP does. The goal is no longer benefiting the nation, but ensuring everlasting political power - to produce a one-party system.
For all who wonder and claim conspiracy theory, here is the whole conspiracy theory as events have defined it:
In late 2019, with Trump's economy the highest-rated and most successful of all time, the DNC was desperate for some October/November surprise to change the probable outcome of the nest election and the dimunition of their power. In Wuhan China, the Wuhan Pharmaceutical research lab, owned by George Soros and Bill Gates, released a virulent virus. China, with close relations with the Democrat Party (Obama, Biden - both Joe and Hunter) kept the virus spreading worldwide while it took actions to protect its own citizens. While The WHO allowed it to spread without warning, Trump blocked free travel from infected hot spots, While he was protecting the nation, the Democrats were busy impeaching him, and holding Pelosi hug-ins in ChinaTown and other super-spreader events to ensure Covis-19 impacting us, they also attacked Trump for racism and Xenophobia.
Once their virus started spreading, they projected their own campaign as Trump's failure to act. Hillary-backing medical bureaucrats urged an economic shutdown aimed at Trump's success. Although only 6% of the deaths attributed to Covid-19 was real, the nation was besieged with terror of the pandemic. The main blue states had allowed their stockpiles of PPE to not be available, and then blamed Trump for their malfeasance. Trump reacted by providing all the PPE and ventilators ever needed, but was still vilified.
As the most endangered people with co-morbidities were put into nursing homes with infected patients, these blue areas pushed their fatality numbers through the roof. Trump supplied hospital facilities to protect the most endangered, but those Dem leaders eschewed their use.
As the lockdown affected the economy, the Dem-funded activists, like AntiFa, BLM, and Occupy Wall Steert looked for a catalyst to allow them to further hurt the economy. George Floyd's death met the bill, and riots broke out - after Blue State leaders let convicted criminals into the street for "medical compassionate reasons" the rioters, now protected by masks, but allowed to gather in numbers disallowed for churches, were let out within hours of being arrested to continue the rioting and looting.
Instead of protecting the citizens of the cities under attack, the police were attacked and defunded by the Democrat leaders, while the complicit MSM went along for the ride.
Now with RBG's death, the Democrats reversed their stance with Merrick Garland, even though it was Harry Reid blowing up the filibuster cloture rules. Hillary said Biden should not concede the election "under any conditions." Nadler said that no matter what happens, the Dems should pack the court. Myriads of Democrat attorneys have been assigned where and how to contest whatever happens with the election.
Now the clock is ticking.
Whether this theory is a conspiracy - or merely entirely factual, it does speak the truth, doesn't it?