Honestly, the Rs were given a gift with POTUS to confirm a conservative SC Justice.. this is inexcusable
Kavanaugh fate hangs in balance, with 3 swing-vote senators ‘trying to get to yes,’ source says
Those senators — Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, and Maine Republican Susan Collins — haven’t yet publicly tipped their hand, but there were indications late Thursday that at least some of them would support Kavanaugh.
But in an unexpected twist, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced he’s going to attend his daughter’s wedding back home in Montana on Saturday — meaning that even though he supports Kavanaugh, he would be unavailable to vote for his confirmation, which is expected to be taken up that evening. Republicans cannot delay the vote without the consent of all 100 senators. (Only 50 affirmative votes are needed for Friday’s procedural vote to invoke cloture, meaning to formally end debate and move forward to Saturday’s final vote.)
Daines didn’t seem to think his absence would affect the final vote, even though Republicans hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Brett Kavanaugh’s OP-ED in the WSJ:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822