Here's my rationale for the 70 votes ...
I believe we are now at a point where Ford's story has unraveled so badly that the Democrats desperately want this confirmation vote to be held very quickly.
And I believe Sen. Grassley has the leverage to demand enough Democrat votes from Schumer to get to 70 for the full Senate.
"That number goes up by one senator every 24 hours, Chuck -- even if it means I have to string this Judiciary Committee process out until the last week of October."
Nice scenario, but I think it’s fiction.
Think about it: If the Rats wanted the confirmation vote to be held very quickly they would have shut down this charade yesterday; the Rats are in control of this fiasco, not Ford.