With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, the US presidential campaign took a different turn.

The replacement of the judge launched an eminently political battle between the progressive camp and the conservative camp.

Europe 1 looks back at the four main reasons for this fight.

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Trump and the Republicans in the Senate are showing their willingness to replace progressive judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, in the Supreme Court as soon as possible.

And this even before the November 3 election, if possible: they have the necessary majority to do so in the Senate, even if the Democrats are screaming at denial of democracy.

But why is it so much of an issue?

Human rights, presidential campaign, vote: Europe 1 deciphers the main consequences that a conservative succession could have.

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"A disaster" for civil rights? 

You have to understand that the death of this woman can change America for decades to come.

Knowing that the magistrates of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, if he succeeds in replacing Judge Ginsburg, Donald Trump will have succeeded in permanently tipping the institution to the right, with six conservative judges against three progressives.

In addition, in the United States, the Supreme Court governs much of the daily life of Americans.

Ruah, a New York mom, isn't just sad to lose a feminist icon.

She is also scared for the rest: "It's a disaster. We are all afraid, afraid that the life we ​​now have will change. Especially for women, for rights, to have a choice, to abort, for work. .. It's really sad ", she regrets at the microphone of Europe 1. Rights of women, minorities, homosexuals, health, protection of workers ... all of this could be called into question by a court in conservative majority.

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Impact on campaign funding 

With the presidential election in 42 days, the death of Judge Ginsburg can also have a significant impact on the campaign and the vote.

The first, ringing and stumbling: Democrats have received nearly $ 100 million in campaign donations since his death, a huge amount.

This shows how this event is galvanizing the American left.

Revive the desire to vote, on the right and on the left

The fear of seeing America backing down on social issues can finally wake up the young and the more on the left, who until then had no mad urge to go to the polls for Joe Biden.

This is also what the Democratic mayor of Brooklyn, interviewed by Europe 1 on Sunday, hopes. "If the voters are not motivated after that, I do not know what they need!", Says Eric Adams.

We also saw this weekend long queues at the polls in Virginia, a state where we can vote in advance for a few days. 

But on the other side, if Donald Trump gets his way, he will have eternal recognition from conservative America, especially evangelical anti-abortion Christians, a key electorate for him as their support has crumbled in recent months.

Impact on election results?

Finally, last consequence: there is a good chance that the result will be tight, and contested.

The Trump camp is already screaming fraud, without evidence.

Camp Biden has already planned an army of lawyers.

But who has the last word to validate a vote in the United States?

The Supreme Court.