however bad the optics of having a "female assistant" interrogate dr. ford may be, just remember

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that republicans determined that the optics of the actual republican senators doing the grilling would have been *even worse*.


also remember that this whole disaster for them was entirely of their own making. they could have picked a different nominee, or halted the confirmation process at any point.

this is the route they chose for themselves. they drove into this disaster eagerly.

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1. Too much Faux Noise

Just like Mitt Romney believe the BS that he was going to win in a landslide (remember Ann Romney in her princess dress on the night of the election), the republicans believed that they were totally in control of the situation and were doing the right thing.