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October 21, 2018
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"Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil"
More: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-fear-political-fallout-from-kavanaugh-turmoil
NEW YORK Whether or not Republicans ultimately confirm President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, some on the front lines of the GOPs midterm battlefield fear the party may have already lost.
In the days after a divided nation watched Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford deliver conflicting stories about what happened when they were teenagers, Republican campaign operatives acknowledged this is not the fight they wanted six weeks before Election Day.
Should they give Kavanaugh a lifetime appointment to the nations highest court after Fords powerful testimony about sexual assault, Republicans risk enraging the women they need to preserve their House majority. Vote him down, they risk enraging the partys defiant political base.
In swing state New Hampshire, former Republican Party chair Jennifer Horn said Republicans are grossly underestimating the damage that would be done at the ballot box in the short and long term should they confirm Kavanaugh.
In the days after a divided nation watched Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford deliver conflicting stories about what happened when they were teenagers, Republican campaign operatives acknowledged this is not the fight they wanted six weeks before Election Day.
Should they give Kavanaugh a lifetime appointment to the nations highest court after Fords powerful testimony about sexual assault, Republicans risk enraging the women they need to preserve their House majority. Vote him down, they risk enraging the partys defiant political base.
In swing state New Hampshire, former Republican Party chair Jennifer Horn said Republicans are grossly underestimating the damage that would be done at the ballot box in the short and long term should they confirm Kavanaugh.
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