Example: O.J Simpson
He was a symbol of where the 90s were and how big his court case was at the time. Not that he should garner sympathy because we all know he did it and he only got off on technicality as well as theater performed by his council. But we all know where we were when that was all happening.
Hell even if she had resigned and they got a democrat in, GOP would just wait for their next chance. The current state of the US has been in the works for several decades now, I find it hard to believe that RBG’s decision had any influence over it; it would have just delayed the inevitable.