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Kavanaugh is done. Honestly I feel bad for him, because no FBI investigation is going to happen, so his reputation is tainted for the rest of his life.

Who was going to vote for him that isn't now? Collins?

Republicans won't want to pull a nomination over unsubstantiated allegations, Dems will just do this again whenever the next nominee comes up.

#metoo

Like they did with gorusch

The court wasnt in danger of losing its liberal majority then. Political parlor tricks and Chuck Schumer is laughing all the way to the bank.

maybe, honestly i don't think they can operate with a "everyone they want is a sexual predator" game for more than 1, 2 max.

if i was Trump i'd just nominate the most conservative woman judge he can find from the bowels of the appellate courts. or judge jenine if he really wants to set the world on fire.

This post was edited by thesnipa on Sep 27 2018 11:02am

New tactic, are you asking why it wasn't invented earlier? Idk, maybe the Dems were still trying to get past Clinton's abusive legacy.

Clarence Thomas' testimony.

I don't think Kavanaugh is capable of the same kind of charasmatic defense based on his previous hearings and his rigid, anxious interview with Fox News. It's all politics, but I think he's done.



Trump's base won't abandon him if Kavanaugh withdraws. We've heard time and time again that Trump's base will leave if he does "x"...and it never happens. Won't happen this time, either.



Amazing.



I think Kavanaugh had the chance to push for an investigation. The GOP Senators probably advised him not to, but he could pushed for it. The fact that he didn't is curious. You'd figure he and/or the party would want to clear his name. For reference, the Anita Hill investigation took 2 days. Maybe Grassley and McConnell said they would confirm him regardless. But now all of this has spun out of control.

Nah. Republicans follow the leader. He needs independents.

Me, for example.

After watching the presser Trump gave yesterday, I actually really agree with him on all of his foreign policy decisions and he did a great job talking numbers on trade deals. He bungled the domestic policy stuff and came across as an asshole to women.

But he did promise to watch this today and make a decision based on the testimony rather than any preconceived notions. I believe his answer to Haley was genuine.

If he spun that into a "I watched and I understand we need to believe women" and then nominated Amy Barrett, I would be likely to vote for him or at least third party in 2020 rather than whatever hull of a corporate shill the Democrats put up.

He needs this strategy to hold onto his presidency. The GOP base will vote for the GOP, period. He needs independents and we aren't interested in electing a guy who would have been a better fit as president in the 1980s, especially if he can't show an ability to progress.

This post was edited by inkanddagger on Sep 27 2018 11:09am

I have never said that before