President Donald Trump on Saturday advocated for the swift replacement of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an icon of the American left, which opened up a potential field of dispute in the final stretch of the US presidential election. November 3.

The declared willingness of the White House tenant to move quickly, despite Democratic critics, promises a hectic end to the US presidential campaign.

"We will have a nominee very soon

," the Republican president said before launching a campaign event in North Carolina.

"We want to respect the process. I think it will go very fast," Trump added, noting that "it is most likely a woman."

Judge RBG, as she was known, died on Friday at the age of 87 of pancreatic cancer

and generated a wave of consternation in the country but also aroused concern among Democrats.

The arrival of a new judge appointed by Donald Trump would anchor the US highest court in the conservative camp for a long time.

Ginsburg was an advocate for the cause of women, minorities, and the environment.

Trump has appointed two justices during his first term as president, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, giving the Conservatives a 5-4 majority before Ginsburg's death, though that doesn't guarantee rulings in Trump's favor.

There have been several recent examples of conservatives siding with their progressive colleagues.

Trump, who lags behind in the polls of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, has another powerful incentive to keep going: rooting for his pro-life and evangelical supporters.

Speaking at a rally in North Carolina on Saturday, he made an impromptu poll of the crowd, asking them to speak for a woman or man to be appointed.

"It will be a woman"

The crowd cheered more intensely for a woman.

"It's a very accurate poll because that's how I feel," she said.

"It will be a woman. A very talented, very bright woman, who I have not chosen yet ... but we have a lot of women on the list," he

said.

Ginsburg was one of only three women among the nine places that make up the Court.

45 days before the election, Democrats were on guard against Trump, who is seeking re-election.

"The voters must choose the president and the president must propose a judge to the Senate," said Biden who leads Trump in the polls.

What is at stake is extremely important.

Not only because the Court is key to settling controversial issues such as the right to bear arms or the rights of homosexuals, but it can also be called upon to resolve electoral disputes, as happened in the 2000 election finally won by George W. Bush.

On paper, nothing prevents Trump from nominating the replacement of Ginsburg, who for months had been in very poor health.

At the beginning of September Trump already had a list of 20 names for an eventual vacancy in the Court, among which were the ultra-conservative senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton.

Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that he is willing to get the nomination process moving.

In similar circumstances, four years ago, however, he blocked the appointment of a judge proposed by Obama.

Complex equation

Trump has a Republican majority of 53-47 in the Senate, but the equation is complex.

Several moderate Republican senators may not accept his proposal

, especially those whose reelection in politically moderate states is very difficult.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins was the first to break ranks by announcing Saturday that she would not support voting for any Trump nominees appointed before the election.

"The decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court must be made by the president who is elected on November 3," she said in a statement.

The Maine lawmaker is among a handful of moderate Republican senators - including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska - who have expressed doubts about a hasty vote.

"I totally disagree with her

," Trump said of Collins' stance, referring to his 2016 election, adding that "we have an obligation as winners to choose who we want."

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