Just by agreeing to meet with Judge Kavanaugh, Senators Donnelly and Manchin have angered Chuck Schumer, not to mention Democratic voters in their states.
And since 90 percent of Republicans support Donald Trump, it’s unlikely the two Senators will pick up many Republican votes even if they decide to approve Judge Kavanaugh.
So what are the Senators thinking?
“So what are the Senators thinking?”
They are “thinking” that their only chance at re-election is being seen by enough Republican voters as being somewhat rational, and relying on their incumbency to have a positive impact on their election. But it’s a “Hobson’s choice,” because if they act semi-rationally when it comes to Kavanaugh, they will pi$$ off the hard leftists in their party who will likely stay home. So much to say, they are both very likely to loose no matter what they “think!”
Donnelly won his seat in Indiana by supposedly being pro-life, now it is put up or shut up time. If he votes against confirmation he is exposed as a phony and will lose.