You are making assumption that the GOP wants to win this fight. IMO, that assumption is wrong.
Should Kavanaugh not be confirmed, the GOP will not see it as their defeat, but as President Trump's defeat....and nothing pleases the GOP more than thwarting President Trump!
Remember, even though they sold him the "R" brand, they neither wanted nor expected him to win.
The Gop would even allow these crazies to deny
Brent K his Due Process Rights is unreal .
Mitch and Grassley should have shut down the request with outrage and disgust.