Conservative Supreme Court justice could hand Democrats blowout midterm victory: analysis

Rumors have swirled that conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may be planning to retire in October, and while such a move would likely secure the lifelong appointment of another conservative justice, it may also blow up in Republicans’ faces and hand Democrats a blowout victory in the upcoming midterm elections, the Intelligencer reported Saturday.

Those who believe Alito is on the cusp of retirement point to the “curious” timing of the release of his upcoming book, set to release on Oct.