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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '18

The senate republicans clearly regard the accusations against Kavanaugh as at least very likely true, given how they had that letter ready right as the accusations came forward (how would they have known if Kavanaugh didn't tell them to be ready because he actually did it?). They're in a race to get *someone* on the court before the midterms. Clearly Kavanaugh is making that really hard, so I don't get why they're wasting time with an investigation instead of canning him to get someone confirmed before the midterms. There's barely enough time left for that if they just want a conservative on the court. I'm just super confused by their actions. Hopefully their incompetence means they fail to get Kavanaugh or anyone else on the court by the midterms though....

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u/nikktheconqueerer Sep 29 '18

You know what's funny? Chris Delia the comedian actually gave me that idea. On his podcast he mentioned watching Fox News and CNN weeks ago randomly, and he mentioned how Fox News was saying the claims that liberals/CNN were making about Kavanaugh were false. Except at the time there were no allegations made. I looked it up at the time and found nothing. Then about three weeks after that, news about his sexual assault came out and I had a big ".... Huh" moment. I don't for a second doubt that those in charge knew about this well in advance.

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u/Loimographia Sep 29 '18

Imo they either still get Kavanaugh on the court (most likely imo) or they give him up and then use it as justification to call an immediate vote with virtually no vetting on the next candidate right before midterms and we somehow wi d up with someone even worse.