My two cents...
I have the feeling that Trump put up the easiest to get approved first. Should the Dem’s go all out and stop the nomination, it will have a couple of positive ramifications:
1. It will fire up the R base and put those D senators in Trump states in serious jeopardy.
2. After we get a few more Senate seats in November, Trump can put up someone even more conservative.
I am already seeing my not-very-political friends questioning the sincerity, if not the sanity, of the Democrat reaction. One friend, who is NOT an astute observer of these things, pointed out to me how the protesters had signs printed to protest whoever Trump picked. They thought that was tacky and lame.
If you go with the old adage that America is 1/3 hard left, 1/3 hard right, and 1/3 mushy middle, I can’t see the D’s doing well playing to only 1/3 of the electorate.
If Kavanaugh does get confirmed, it is a win as well, but we’d almost be better off if he isn’t.
Someone said he approved of Roe Wade?