there's a tradition of not appointing a judge to the Supreme court in a Presidential election year.
Umm, no, there isn't. More fake news and alternative facts. Anyway, you've got the quote wrong. It wasn't an election year, it was the last year of a term and, in that case, then Drumpf shouldn't get one now if the oddsmakers are correct.
_________________________ "When you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember that you set out to drain the swamp" -- HST