Republicans face loss of Congress if Kavanaugh nomination fails
by Robert Donachie
| October 02, 2018 12:00 AM
Republicans are in peril as the FBI investigates sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Both GOP and Democratic strategists believe that voters will punish Republicans if Kavanaugh is not confirmed, blaming them for having little to show for controlling the White House and both houses of Congress for nearly two years.
"If they don’t get Kavanaugh through, I wouldn’t bother showing up for work on November 7th," David Bozell, president of the conservative group ForAmerica, told the Washington Examiner. "Most of them will be out of jobs, because of losing on November the 6th,"
"They’ve have had many, many chances now as a majority to do some things, deliver on their promises, honor those promises and they’ve fumbled those opportunities. A lot of work has been put in within the GOP, the White House and millions in the conservative movement. Forget voter totals, donor money could dry up. I could see donor money drying up if you can’t get Kavanaugh through."
"Failure to confirm Kavanaugh would be seen by a substantial portion of the Republican base as a betrayal of the party's promise to appoint strong, proven conservatives to the Supreme Court, and would certainly hurt turnout among those voters in November's midterms," said Michael Steel, a managing director at Hamilton Place Strategies and former aide to John Boehner when he was House speaker.
Some Republicans, however, cite polling in states won by President Trump in 2016 that indicates Kavanaugh is popular and Democrats seeking re-election could face a backlash if they block him. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia face this dilemma.
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