What Happened In The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing

I was listening to the same C-SPAN stream that Maggie was during the break. I heard two male callers, both who said they thought Ford was lying. Then a woman called in who said she was 76 and that she had been molested in 2nd grade. Crying, she said that the testimony of Ford was bringing back all her bad memories of it.

Micah, I don’t know. I think it’s always easy to forget how quickly the news cycle moves on to other things. But this is happening close enough to the midterms that even short-term effects could linger. Again, because I think there’s more downside than upside for the GOP, that’s another reason why, were a Republican, I’d have wanted to have Kavanaugh withdraw earlier. If he’d pulled out two weeks ago, you nominate Barrett or something instead, I’m not sure Kavanaugh would be that fresh in voters’ minds by November.

Nate, at the risk of being too politically focused, what’s the right frame for these hearings in terms of the midterms? Like, could they be a “game-changer”? Could they subtly shift the environment on the margins?