IIRC people were worried about his wife being able to take his seat and then denying Trump his SCOTUS pick. He was confirmed on a 2 vote margin it was very close.
Kavanaugh was nominated on July 9, 2018
McCain died August 25, 2018
Articles about widow's succession started circulating a few days later
IIRC people were worried about his wife being able to take his seat and then denying Trump his SCOTUS pick. He was confirmed on a 2 vote margin it was very close.
Kavanaugh was nominated on July 9, 2018
McCain died August 25, 2018
Articles about widow's succession started circulating a few days later
https://www.newsweek.com/what-widows-succession-john-mccains-wife-cindy-could-fill-his-seat-1093257
Jon Kyl, McCain's replacement, voted to confirm.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/06/politics/how-senators-voted-on-brett-kavanaugh/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html