Just using Trump's own words, this seems to be the plan to 'win' the presidency.
Claim victory on election night as he is probably going to be ahead on in person voting, before the postal votes are counted. And the quick snatch of a supreme court judge, in complete opposition to what numerous big cheese republicans have said on the matter in the past four years, is crucial to that. Trump's own words. He's not hiding the strategy.
The base case now is Trump loses popular vote, falsely challenges legitimacy of key votes and wins reelection via partisan Supreme Court. That is the most likely scenario now. Not a stretch. Probable, barring some extreme actions. https://t.co/nDeDMURlOk
— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) September 19, 2020