Outside groups have rushed to help both parties build not only a case for Barrett but a political argument to the public. Groups like the Article III Project, which was created to defend Trump’s judicial nominees, have been holding press calls, writing opinion pieces and appearing on TV to advocate for Barrett.
“Wrapped within the whole political moment of a presidential election and a Supreme Court confirmation is the very question of what do we want our structure of government to look like?” said Ian Prior, a senior counselor for the group. “The Senate is really the place where there’s going to be the most to gain or to lose based on how how those hearings go, how people conduct themselves in those hearings, especially when you’re talking about in the middle of a presidential election.”