Here’s the deal. If he fails to be appointed, there is a waiting list of just as if not more qualified people to be nominated next. Sure, there will be push back for the next nominee, but it may be harder to get it to stick.
If Republican senators and their more equal constituents fail to confirm Kavanaugh, the millions of spoiled hyenas in this country will squeal with such a noise for the nomination of Barrett, that all good Americans will begin to prepare physically for the worst.
Is it worth it? Political folks can try it, and find out. Most people have little time and no more tolerance for politics. The politics of the elite, Jezebel and Ahab, are making the dogs drool excitedly in anticipation.