1) They're afraid they can't get a new candidate through in time for November. 2) They're afraid withdrawing will lead to even more depressed turnout. 3) Many are afraid of setting a precedent of "guilty until proven innocent" based on the media rather than a hearing.https://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/1043135053159649280 …
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Replying to @AviWoolf
Possible they fear it, but all 3 misguided. 1) Ignores changes Kavanaugh gets voted down 2) They'd get equally excited behind a new nom. Losing vote could depress turnout too. 3) Based on incredibly cynical, unsubstantiated assumption that every future nominee gets accused.
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Replying to @NGrossman81 @AviWoolf
I think they're betting hard that he won't get voted down. Which, I think they're still on track to being right, though others disagree. They are hedging a bit by making sure to avoid delay so that they can go to Plan B if they have to.
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But I think the main risk with senators yanking Kavanaugh is that they won't have Trump's cooperation to fast-track a replacement. He'd likely be peeved, he doesn't care as much as they do, and defending people accused of sexual misconduct is something he actually believes in.
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That's a fair point. White House-Congress dysfunction could make it hard. Though if they're not already planning another nominee as a contingency, they're even worse at this than I thought.
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