That's how bad ACB's treachery was.
Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch - doesn't violate 14A.
Kavanaugh agreed it doesn't violate 14A, rather it violates a federal law which can be changed with 51 votes in Senate without having to amend the constitution. That is comparatively an easy fix. So, if ACB did her one job and went with the chads, we'd have 5 members saying it doesn't violate the 14A, and if Kav actually stuck to his dumb statutory argument, it would still be struck down but nonetheless provide a clear path to victory.
That's how close it was. Saving the West turning on what someone who has pitched themselves as a 'fed soc conservative' their whole lives, playing the political game all the way to the top, getting endorsements from conservative orgs, earning the trust of the President to be nominated. And after the knife is lodged, she doesn't remove it, but looks you in the eye and twists it.
She continues to enjoy cocktail parties in DC and Chevy Chase.