It’s only September, but the October surprise for the 2018 campaign seems to be happening ahead of schedule. The accusation of sexual assault against Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh could have powerful repercussions in this year’s midterm.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will very likely have to delay a vote on Kavanaugh until his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testifies. When that happens, the issue will become her credibility versus Kavanaugh’s. Not unlike the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991, which tested his credibility against Anita Hill’s. …
There is one huge difference between the Kavanaugh and Thomas confirmation hearings: Donald Trump is president. CONT.
Bill Schneider (George Mason), The Hill