FiveThirtyEight
Janie Velencia

As Kavanaugh begins his opening statement now, take note: Opinions of Kavanaugh are on the decline in competitive House districts, following allegations of sexual assault. According to a New York Time’s analysis of Upshot/Siena poll data, 42 percent of Americans across 10 competitive House districts support Kavanaugh’s nomination while 47 oppose it.

Prior to the allegations, the polling found a more even split with 46 percent to 45 percent in approval. This could spell bad news for Republicans if this continues to remain a top voting issue for Americans, like a Pew Research poll recently found.

Meena Ganesan

Oliver Roeder

CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wouldn’t answer questions about whether or not there will be a vote on Kavanaugh in the committee tomorrow — but also that “most of the major supporters” of Kavanaugh are rallying around him and citing a lack of “corroboration.”


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