The Supreme Court sided with Republicans in a Wednesday ruling that will give political parties lower rates for broadcast campaign ads.

The court ruled 7-2 in favor of lower rates, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

In the final weeks before the midterms, the ruling will largely benefit Republicans, whose political committees have raised more money from wealthy donors than the Democrats’ party committees. Democrats have raised more money through direct but limited individual contributions.

In the midst of his will-he-or-won’t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense.