There is some dispute about whether the Supreme Court has become more political. Let's be realistic. It has. Until a few years ago Supreme Court Justices could be filibustered. Then we had the situation where the Republican senate refused to even hear arguments about Obama's nominee. They knew by any standard he was an acceptable candidate and that they might not be able to filibuster his nomination if it got that far.
Under Trump they dropped any pretense and dropped the filibuster capability. Now the filibuster prevented proposing nominees so unacceptable to the other side that you could get 60 votes. This led to rhe politicization of the court as nominees could be clearly partisan.
Still, it isn't required that they be. The latest nominee has all the qualifications and moderate opinions that should have led to a smooth confirmation. Only 3 Republicans voted for her and they are trying to present her as a radical. Her confirmation is historic and the fact that Republicans walked out while she wa being applauded is more a reflection of their closed mindedness than her.
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