I think Kavanaugh is a terrible pick. Fox Business reported last night that he was Trump’s second choice, Barrett was his first. He was told by the Bushie coordinating the candidates that Barrett would have a harder time getting confirmed than Kavanaugh, which is a joke because Kavanaugh has written over 300 opinions and has long ties to Bush. It is absolutely hated by democrats. Trump should have went with his gut and selected the real pro lifer his base wanted. Kavanaugh could our to be worse than Kennedy.
“Kavanaugh has stated that he considers Roe v. Wade binding under the principle of stare decisis and would seek to uphold it,[23] but has also ruled in favor of some restrictions for abortion.[24][25][26]
In May 2006, Kavanaugh stated he “would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully” and that the issue of the legality of abortion has already “been decided by the Supreme Court”.[23] During the hearing, he stated that a right to an abortion has been found “many times”, citing Planned Parenthood v. Casey.[23]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh
He even even declined to rule against Obamacare. https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/top-trump-supreme-court-prospect-declined-rule-against-obamacare
Kavanaugh is well-known in D.C. legal circles. There’s wide agreement among the people I know who know him that, in terms of judicial philosophy and temperament, he falls somewhere between Chief Justice Roberts and the late Justice Scalia. Some say he’s closer to Roberts. Others say he’s closer to Scalia.
So we got a collegial guy, a Yaley, a "people I know" kind of man, a friend of Kagan and the Bushes, and one that can't be described as close to either Scalia nor to Roberts.
We could have just kept Kennedy.