New Kavanaugh Allegations Give Republicans Only One Choice
Jonathan Bernstein’s morning links.
Walk away.
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Senate Republicans, and the Republican Party in general, now face exactly the same choice with the Supreme Court vacancy they faced a week ago when Christine Blasey Ford’s story went public. It’s just more obvious now that the New Yorker has detailed a second accusation.
Let’s put aside the damage to the Supreme Court if a second justice is confirmed despite serious allegations of sexual misconduct. Let’s also put aside the injustice to Brett Kavanaugh if he’s actually innocent of these charges, as he says he is. Those are serious questions, but this is a political nomination for a political position, so let’s just focus for a moment on the immediate politics of the situation.