Red-state Democrats refuse to come out against Kavanaugh

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 Red-state Democrats refuse to come out against Kavanaugh

Democratic leaders need a unified caucus to put maximum pressure on a handful of holdout Republicans.

By BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR

09/25/2018 07:20 PM EDT


Democrats have all the cover they need to vote in lockstep against Brett Kavanaugh. But a half-dozen of them have refused to go there, even after the pair of sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.

Democratic insiders are feeling more bullish than ever that the party’s 49 caucus members ultimately will oppose Kavanaugh. Yet the undeclared bloc of Democratic senators could be a problem for Democratic leaders, who want to put the weight of the nomination entirely on a handful of holdout Republicans.

“I’m very open. I haven’t closed any doors at all on Kavanaugh. I just want to make sure there’s a fair, open and civil hearing,” said Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, perhaps the most conservative Democrat. “The man has to have a chance to clear his name, but these ladies have the complete opportunity to tell their story.”

Manchin said the allegations haven’t made him any less likely to vote against Kavanaugh than he was two weeks ago: “It hasn’t changed anything. I’m still waiting for this hearing.”

The situation, of course, could change quickly after Thursday's blockbuster hearing featuring Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when both were in high school. Indeed, Democratic leaders are confident that, in the end, the caucus will stick together and vote against Kavanaugh.

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[Chosen Daughter]

Hopefully they will know what's at stake.  I think that the public is not dumb enough to swallow these fake stories about abuse.

Take for instance where she says she was corralled into the bedroom by Kavanaugh and his drunk buddy.  Nope, doesn't make sense.  If a drunk boy was forcing you into a bedroom hopefully you wouldn't be too drunk to realize what was happening.  But that would have been the time to scream.  She says it wasn't till after grinding that she screamed.  And apparently it wouldn't have helped because they can't find anyone that was there to hear it.

[Fishrrman]

We've probably got a better chance of getting "aye" votes from Manchin and Heitkamp than from Collins and Murkowski...

[Polly Ticks]

It would be nice to see at least one or two Democrat Senators speak out against this avalanche of spurious accusations, wouldn't it.