re: The court packing narrative is aggravating.

I agree with you wholeheartedly on this. I think the republicans stuck to a strategy they identified a long time ago and the democrats kept losing focus, which is why we have a decisively conservative SC.

I am incredibly disappointed with the timing of RBG's death but if the democrats try to add the number of justices to the SC I'd be more disappointed. I'd rather they focus on legislation of progressive issues rather than expecting the courts to do it for them.