The one thing about Lagoa that makes me pause is her age. 52 is not that old, but if you are cementing conservative control over the judiciary until the end of time, why not go all out? Allison Rushing is fifteen years younger...
I think Trump's top priority is just how someone would rule on him, and he probably regrets Gorsuch despite him having a strongly conservative record for the most part.
There are people telling him what to do — handing him the lists and so forth. "This pick will help you with the evangelicals, sir, they'll vote for you like never before."
