First of all, there are currently four conservative (Roberts, Alito, Thomas and usually Kennedy) and four liberal (Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor) Justices so whoever replaces Scalia will tip the balance of power on the Supreme Court, effectively giving one side or the other a 5-4 ideological majority. That is absolutely not a "small price." In fact it is arguably the most important thing at stake in this election. You do remember Justices serve for life, correct?
Are you aware that Donald Trump has suggested William Pryor and Diane Sykes as Supreme Court nominees? I am not a fan of Garland but he would be far, far, better than those two from a progressive perspective.
