I'm asking you this in all sincerity now: (and I do agree with that premise)
But can you tell me exactly how you think that will be construed in the MSM?
Well, it's hard to say. But don't forget, during the Thomas hearings, the majority of the people supported Thomas. It was only a few years of media revisionism that made it look like everybody thought he shouldn't get on.
My guess is that if the person comes off as a real intellectual heavyweight, without any really off the wall speeches, that the person will have a greater than 50% poll rating in the public. That can only help a party with much lower poll ratings, no matter what the media says. So, this means no Janice Rogers Brown, but it could be any one of the other big conservative names.