Democrats' Last Chance At Stopping Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh [View all]

[saidsimplesimon]

Deja vu, I remember the vote to appoint (my disappointment) Clarence Thomas. I keep a list of the Democrats who voted for him. If you are a Democratic Senator and you support, or vote, for Kavanaugh, tell US why. If you do not support his positions, don't crawl under the cover of an "election year" political coward's tale of betrayal.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-hearing_us_5b8bf898e4b0511db3d9c14f

POLITICS 09/03/2018 08:00 am ET
Democrats’ Last Chance At Stopping Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

It’s a long shot, but the stakes couldn’t be higher.
By Igor Bobic
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With a growing group of presidential associates under criminal investigation and the fate of health care and abortion rights on the line for millions of Americans, the stakes could not be higher as his confirmation hearing begins on Tuesday.
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Democrats said they plan to use this week’s confirmation hearing to highlight the jurist’s ethical dilemma should special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, decide to bring any charges that implicate Trump. To help them do so, they’ve invited former White House counsel John Dean, who helped take down former President Richard Nixon, to testify as an outside witness during the hearing.
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Still, it’s clear Democrats face an extreme uphill climb in derailing Kavanaugh’s nomination. In addition to convincing key GOP senators like Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to oppose the judge, they must win over trio of vulnerable moderate Democrats who are facing tough re-election fights in November: Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va.). All three supported Gorsuch last year.

“If he does well at the hearing, I believe he’ll get 55 or higher,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on “Fox News Sunday” this weekend, referencing the minimum, 50 votes, that would be needed for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Republicans have reportedly been drilling Kavanaugh for weeks with “intense” mock hearings at the White House complete with staged protests. Graham and his GOP colleagues Rob Portman of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska have helped him practice and critique his performance.

“I think there are a handful of Democrats who will vote for Kavanaugh, maybe more,” the South Carolina Republican added in the Fox News interview.