Phil Bredesen (TN) would vote "YES" for Kavanaugh...

[brooklynite]

[LAS14]

1. Wo!!! This is new!!! Right???? nt

[scheming daemons]

2. Saying what he needs to say to win in deep red TENN. Means nothing....

....since it is purely hypothetical.

He can say whatever he wants in that case.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. This is smart move. I know it may anger us. But, it's smart.

This may just cement him beating the hideous Blackburn in a red state.

[LAS14]

4. I hope this means they know there are enough Republican 'no' votes....

... to allow him to do this without confirming Kavanaugh.

[TNLib]

5. Extremely Disappointing but I'm still voting for him

It's still better then Blackburn.

[LAS14]

6. Brooklynite, just curious. Where did you find this so fast? Nt

[brooklynite]

8. Came through my Twitter feed

Link to tweet

[avebury]

7. Was Bredesen in office when the Rethugs

played party politics to deny Garland even the courtesy of a nomination hearing and an up and down vote?

What a bunch of hypocrites!

[SouthernIrish]

11. No

He was a Gov. not a Sen

[spanone]

12. No, he wasn't.

[dalton99a]

9. Whatever works in Tennessee. Bredesen MUST win.

It has no practical effect on today's proceedings

[Armymedic88]

10. Let's leave him alone

He's doing his thing to win!

[YessirAtsaFact]

13. This is empty rhetoric-he's never going to vote on Kavanaugh

So why not say what the majority of voters want to hear

[LAS14]

14. Not an incumbent! It was just pointed out to me that, duh, he's not in the senate. We've....

... been sending him money purely on the grounds that he's a Dem in a tight race. Will continue to send him money!!!!

[k-dub]

15. My question

What does a Democrat have to gain by doing this? Ok, I get it Tenn is a red state, but don't the people who love Kavanaugh likely plan on voting for Blackburn anyway?

Don't get me wrong, I am for ANYTHING to keep that cretin out of the Senate, but I still don't understand the play. Is this to get "moderate Republicans?" Are there any of those even left? Or are "independents" going to vote for him because of this.

[0rganism]

18. he needs multiple segments of Republican voters to put him over the top

if his campaign's internal polling shows that a bunch of his marginal supporters also want Rapey McRaperson on the court, he's got to take that into account. his approach is entirely unsurprising and probably strategically sound.

someday maybe Democrats have a senate majority again. until then, candidates need to do what it takes to win in this fucked up environment.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. What a weasel.

Is he really saying, I believe Dr. Ford, but I'm voting for her abuser anyway?

[roamer65]

17. I was gonna send him money.

I won’t send money to any candidate who expresses support for Rapey Bart.