I'll make a bit of a different prediction.
If she leaves, and Trump nominates her polar opposite, the Supreme Court could be massively conservative for a generation. Sounds good in theory for the Republicans, but they'd rather do some horse trading. Democrats would be scared shitless that even if they regain the legislative or executive branches, anything they do would be shot down. So a deal with be made: Trump nominates a moderate, and Democrats sell out something in return. How do they sellout? They'll do absolutely anything because they have no principles and care only about enriching themselves.
I'll make a bit of a different prediction.
If she leaves, and Trump nominates her polar opposite, the Supreme Court could be massively conservative for a generation. Sounds good in theory for the Republicans, but they'd rather do some horse trading. Democrats would be scared shitless that even if they regain the legislative or executive branches, anything they do would be shot down. So a deal with be made: Trump nominates a moderate, and Democrats sell out something in return. How do they sellout? They'll do absolutely anything because they have no principles and care only about enriching themselves.
She's had multiple bouts of cancer, an arterial stent, and now a second fall resulting in broken ribs. Needless to say, if she steps down for whatever reason, the new appointment process is gonna be a repeat of the Kavanaugh mess.