‘Big mistake’: Trump’s favorite pollster tells Fox why Republicans shouldn’t push nomination before the election

Fox News on Friday examined why it would be a "big mistake" for Republicans to attempt to force through a nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

Following Ginsburg's death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed that Trump's nominee would receive a vote, but did not specify whether it would occur before the election or during the "lame duck" session of Congress that occurs before the 2020 election victors are sworn in.

But conservative pollster Scott Rasmussen warned Republicans it would be a bad idea during an appearance with Fox News personality Laura Ingraham.

"I hear all this talk that Republicans are ready to go and vote right away, I think that's a big mistake," Rasmussen said.

"I think the president should come out and say, 'I want the American people to decide this, I'm going to nominate someone after I'm re-elected, here's who I'm thinking of nominating and by the way, I want to specifically hear from Joe Biden who he's going to nominate.' And the reason I think he should do that is that's puts the focus on the choice for the court, not on this side argument of whether or not the confirmation battle should go ahead right now," he explained.