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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Well, the standard for being appointed to the supreme court should be higher than to not get killed by police.
The democrats approach to that whole hearing was a costly mistake though and probably cost some senate races in 2018. And really, there was no end game. If they succeeded in disqualifying Kavanaugh, it would have probably been someone worse.
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It also ensures that the current outrage by the Democrats rings hollow. None of this is about flip flops by the republicans, or recently invented precedents. This is about the Democrats being outraged that the Republicans are stealing their ability to install their own politically minded justice.
The Democrats don't even know who is nominated yet, so they can't credibly make a complaint about the qualifications or historical partisanship of the nominee. All of this is designed to create a frenzy within the left - the manipulations seem to have worked if this thread is any indication.