If announced on Saturday, the hearings should start ASAP. Starting on October 5 would give everyone a week. That's way more than enough for the democrats to generate their talking points, find male prostitutes and fake abortionist doctors who will perjure themselves making up shit against whichever female is nominated to convince us that the Democrats are still over the top unprincipled LIARS.
Yah, but that’s not the same as saying (as intimated upthread) that the GOP-e is selling us up the river, and not voting until after the election.