For the last time...stop with the misleading infor
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy is the 104th associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan on November 12, 1987 , and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1988. At the time of his confirmation, Kennedy was a federal judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Kennedy is frequently viewed as the Court's swing vote on social issues and has consequently held special prominence in several politically charged, highly anticipated 5 to 4 decisions
https://ballotpedia.org/Anthony_Kennedy
The election year was 1988!!!!!!!!
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1988
What are you not understanding? This is an election year ... so if the president NOMINATES this year ... .he would have NOMINATED during an election year!!!!!!!