Posted on 09/27/2018 9:31:51 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Link only due to copyright issues: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/26/brett-kavanaugh-gender-gap-men-democrats-midterm-elections-column/1437100002/
May I humbly predict that inb all likelihood, unless Judge Kavanaugh creates an unforeseen faux pas at the hearings today, the miserable, unconstitutional excesses beyond “ advize and consent” conduct will cause the GOP to actually gain seats in the Senate and in the house.
We are a fair people and know a totalitarian con job when we see one. Procedural due process does apply when the liberty of any individual is threatened, and the liberty of Judge Kavanaugh, his current position as a judge in Washington , the welfare of he and his family are threatened in that liberty.
Let the Dems do their worst.
Its going to bite them in their collective arse bigly.
If Judge Kavanaugh is not confirmed , America will turn on both parties. People are that fed up.
The beautiful and brilliant Mrs. Afterguard told me Dr. Ford was lying the minute I walked back into the house this morning. (I played golf. Far more important than watching liers and senators lie.)
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That’s just plain stupid, to give the Dems cart blanc to railroad anything and anybody. People cannot stay away or vote D, our Republic is at stake.
“No, nobody’s going to vote Democrat based on that party succeeding in not getting Kavanaugh confirmed. Nor will this make conservative voters stay home.”
I agree on both counts.
Very little impact, either way, on the coming election. Folks have already made up their minds, likely years ago.
However, it will have significant impact on Republican Senators. They simply don’t have the fortitude (votes) to proceed in putting the nominee across the finish line.
Sincerely hope so.
KYPD
Vote hard!
One thing is for sure: if you don’t vote you see on display today what you’re going to get more of: Durbin, Feinstein, and Nancy Pelosi running things again.
Harry Reid will approve.
I agree. But I see a lot of Freepers say they won’t vote. Even Limbaugh was saying it. I would hope even more conservatives would show up. But I think our own people may be talking themselves out of winning.
All correct, save that it’s not a question of fortitude if the RINOs will not vote to confirm, but a question of ideology. Left-wing politicians have been infiltrating the GOP for far longer than I’ve been alive.
USA Today is saying this?? Wow.
They must finally see the handwriting on the wall, to lay off the ‘blue wave’ propaganda.
I certainly hope you are right.
When they first started using red state and blue state they deliberately took blue for themselves. We keep using it to our detriment.
BS
Don’t discount that maybe that’s the goal for the GOP - losing the midterms and making it look like an accident.
If you don’t vote and the democtrats pick up one or both houses of congress part of the blame will be on you and others that don’t vote. You seem to have this mistaken idea that punishing the entire Republican Party and Conservative movement because of the one or two that won’t vote for Kavanaugh’s confirmation is necessary. It’s cutting off your nose to spite your face.
I would see it in another sense: In most games, reds are enemies, blues are friendlies.
Who said I wasn’t voting?
And that’s not the point - the point is there are likely saboteurs that are motivated to ensure 45 is contained. Easiest way to do that is tank the midterm.
You could vote early and often and they can still get it done.
You missed the point. Kavanaugh is the one nominee that unites all three major factions of the Republican party: Trump, Bush and Cruz. Why would any one faction try to hurt the party over Kavanaugh? Trump nominated him, Bush hired him and Cruz went to school and worked with him.
Kavanaugh is the one guy who knows where all the bodies are buried on both sides of the aisle. This is why the stops have been pulled. DiFi’s probably already seen her poll numbers, and short of fraud knows she’s likely done.
This is a suicide mission for her, and she’s rich. There is also the Chinese spy thing she’s got to face.
She’s either toast now, or toast later - she’s got nothing to lose. A perfect choice for this job.
I’ve been saying that for days now...
Women are not buying this crap!
This thing is a lose-lose all the way around for democrats.
First, it engaged and motivated the apathetic voters both GOP and Non Traditional MAGA voters to engage... BIG BIG MISTAKE GOING INTO THE MID TERMS...
Secondly it has PISSED women off... Other than a few really really far left kool aid drinkers... not a single woman I have talked to on this topic in the past week or so is buying ANY of this!! They are ANGRY!!!
Even ones that believe the woman’s allegations, see through the attempt to try to take what at worst was a drunken improper interaction by a few teenagers, and trying to turn it into a federal case where the man is a sexual predator.
They are ANGRY, and I don’t mean a little mad.. but flat out ANGRY... LIVID about it... they see this as being damaging to women and victims.... They aren’t buying this at ALL...
The Democrats have, through this fiasco, to paraphrase Admiral Yamamoto, awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with terrible resolve.
The Democrats have through this mess, done nothing more than take what was likely a clear retake of the house in a few weeks, into a situation where they will likely be lucky if they don’t lose seats in the house...
They have just alienated a large portion of another voting bloc they depend on... and probably for a long long time!
2016 the working class finally gave the Dems the finger, 2018, women are prepared to...
This is a DISASTER for the dems.. it was a TRAIN WRECK out of the gate, and they honestly think its a win for them..
Don’t buy into the push polling, astroturfing and gaslighting sure to follow, claiming the public is on their side... they aren’t... The only hope the Dems have of saving face would be for the GOP to cave and not confirm... but as long as Kavanaugh is confirmed, the Dems are heading for a SLAUGHTER now........
They truly are so self deluded that they can’t see the fiasco they just created....
It can’t “cost” them something they would not have had anyway.
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