The Dispatch’s Sarah Isgur points out — in response to more than a few conservatives who are clamoring for Samuel Alito and/or Clarence Thomas to retire while there’s still a Republican Senate majority to confirm their replacements — that there is technically no need for either justice to retire before year's end. Alito won't retire in the lame duck and he doesn't need to. Trump can nominate someone to the Supreme Court and the senate can confirm without a vacancy. Then Trump can wait to sign the commission any time in the next two years. The question isn't Alito, its Cornyn/Tillis/Thune. Notice: We’re moving to a new subscription system and building a new NationalReview.com to make subscribing, reading and managing your account easier. While we finish the work, we’re unable to take orders. This year’s election conjures up memories of several similar defeats for the right. Voters in multiple states fought back against wealth and property taxes, men in women’s sports, and noncitizen voting.