Fox News anchor Bret Baier noted on Tuesday evening that the major dividend of a bigger Republican majority in the Senate would be in allowing President Trump to confidently nominate a more conservative Supreme Court justice if any further vacancies open up.

The latest data suggest that Republicans may well increase their Republican majority as new results come in over the coming hours. And that bears consideration in the context of the future balance of the nation’s highest court. Any retirement — including a possible retirement by Justice Clarence Thomas or by one of the court’s liberals — would give Trump would the opportunity to appoint his third Supreme Court nominee.