Trump and his allies now see their fight to confirm Kavanaugh as central to salvaging the GOP’s fortunes in the midterms, hoping to use fervent liberal opposition to his nomination as a graphic example of the threat posed by a Democratic return to power

Trump and his allies now see their fight to confirm Kavanaugh as central to salvaging the GOP’s fortunes in the midterms, hoping to use fervent liberal opposition to his nomination as a graphic example of the threat posed by a Democratic return to power https://t.co/qznRNObWPZ

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