Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 30 2018 05:54pm)
Well, first of all, partisanship is one hell of a drug.
Second, even if the allegations were true, we'd be talking about sexual assault and not about completed rape.
Third, the alleged incident happened 36 years ago, when Kav was still a stupid teenager.
It's a bad look for Republicans, but the situation is also quite different from the Roy Moore one, where a sober 30-something was assaulting teenage girls. Even if the allegations against Kavanaugh were true, there would be valid arguments to be made that this shouldnt disqualify him. Being of the opinion that he could still become a supreme court justice is not something entirely unjustifiable. It's not an opinion I personally agree with, and it casts those who hold it in a bad light, but it's at least somewhat justifiable to be of this opinion.
i've heard these arguments before when roy moore was the topic of discussion, doesn't make them any less abhorrent
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2017/11/30/obu-professor-says-its-ok-to-vote-for-roy-moore-even-if-he-is-molesterQuote
But suppose he did try to have sex with two unwilling teens? Even then, Borland says, it's never wrong to vote for the lesser of two evils. To Borland, Moore is less evil than opponent Doug Jones, because Jones supports abortion rights, including in late term when the handful of abortions that are performed nearly always relate to severe health problems for mother and/or fetus. Borland sees no nuance.