You’re thinking of the campaigns AGAINST Bork and Thomas. Levin is talking about the campaign FOR Kavanaugh. There was a lot of editorial lobbying for him in the media, including both an editorial and a Karl Rove op ed in the Wall Street Journal. I think he’s going to be another Roberts: unreliable and cares too much about getting invited to all the right Washington parties.
My gut also tells me Kavanaugh is a mistake, I have been THRILLED with Gorsuch, I believe as you do that we will have ANOTHER Roberts and Kennedy on our hands but there is not much we can do about it!!! I PRAY I am wrong about Kavanaugh HOWEVER with Rove and the Bushies ALL IN for this pick I am VERY WORRIED wish Trump would have taken up the fight for a different pick!!! There is NOTHING better than a SC Justice pick on the line to get OUR side to the polls in the midterms!!! I realize that the Justice would not be seated until after the court resumes BUT we could have also possibly gained MORE seats in the senate with the SC Justice seat on the line!!!! I also wish I felt better about this pick!!!!
His 2A position has been solid. His positions on regulatory agencies are apparently also solid, and being on the DC Circuit that would be a huge part of his docket.
He has a long paper trail. I'm hoping serious people (that rules out all Democrats and all but a few Republicans) will ask him serious questions.
“...and cares too much about getting invited to all the right Washington parties.”
My thinking on that is if he’s already a DC resident and has still remained a Constitutionalist he likely will remain so.