Schumer Ready To Leave SCOTUS Seat Open

Good
There's nothing sacrosanct about nine justices.
I'd be tempted to to say: no one gets considered until Merrick Garland gets considered. You want to go four years with eight justices, that's fine. We'll let the Democratic President and Democratic Senate that will be swept into office with a massive, angry mandate four years from now decide.
Your choice.
The GOP really did screw us with respect to Garland. By all accounts, he's a genuine centrist.