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Collins and Kavanaugh: The Post-Truth Republican Party
The senator knew the conservative base would disbelieve her or not care what she said.
Susan Collins once seemed an unlikely protege of the president, but with her speech on Kavanaugh, she perfectly executes Trumpian deception.
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The shouting phase of the Brett Kavanaugh saga is over. The Senate voted Saturday to elevate Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
It’s worth noting, however, that in a battle over whether a woman’s claims against a powerful man were to be believed, the decisive event was a speech by a woman who had no expectation, or even intention, of being believed herself.