After Brett M. Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called opponents of his nomination “the mob” and sardonically thanked them for energizing Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
“It’s been a great political gift for us,” McConnell said.
A new survey bears out some of the glee McConnell exhibited in his victory lap: The numbers suggest that the debate may have led Republicans to increasingly focus on their dislike of Democrats when thinking about voting in November. CONT.
Scott Clement, Washington Post