There was never any danger of me becoming a physics major but I remember, from my one class on the subject, Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In terms of the impact of the Brett Kavanaugh nomination fight, there was what happened inside the hearing room and what happened outside the room that may have moved in an opposite direction. We will have to wait and see whether they will equal each other. …
To some, the hearings reflected a woman badly treated by the system, feeding into a narrative of a misogynistic Republican Party that has little interest in the careers and best interests of women. But the over-the-top, mob-like environment outside of the hearings may well galvanize the very same voters that unexpectedly put Trump into the White House. CONT.
Charlie Cook