Dems see Kavanaugh saga as playing to their advantage
By Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 09/23/18 06:00 AM EDT
House Democrats increasingly see the controversy swirling around Brett Kavanaugh as a political boon just weeks ahead of the midterm elections — a saga they think will energize female voters already put off by President Trump and threatening to bring their frustrations to the polls.
“Beware of the wrath of women scorned, Mr. President and Majority Leader [Mitch] McConnell,†said Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.). “It will be your party’s downfall.â€
Senate Republicans are pressing for a confirmation vote on Kavanaugh, Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, despite Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that he sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers decades ago. Kavanaugh has fiercely denied the allegations.
In the #MeToo era, Democrats think the Kavanaugh controversy poses a huge political risk to Republicans.
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