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Weird standoff. the headline in "the new york times" is a good way to put it, an impasse between the two sides. what republicans say is they thought they were calling the bluff of the accuser. they said lets call on her to testify. they thought she wouldnt. at first, she said that she did. heres the risk for republicans. democrats say that perhaps republicans will win on this, if she doesnt testify next week, but could they lose in the long run if among women voters in particular it looks like t...

Announced her opposition yesterday. with the mid-terms less than seven weeks away "the washington post" reports republicans fear the push to confirm kavanaugh will come at a political cost. one senior republican involved with the national campaign planning for the house tells the "post" several top republican leaders told colleagues they hope she fails to show up for the hearing helping the gop avoid a risky televised drama and make it easier for a vote next week. you have a lot of republicans h...

Willingness to budge and say it will be on monday and no other witnesses. take it or leave it. >> brett kavanaugh relies on her decision whether or not she will appear on monday. she has a difficult decision to make about whether she wants to continue holding out for an fbi investigation that is probably not going to happen or will she take the stand and keep this guy from getting on the bench. a lot of republicans felt if she were to appear on tv and tell her story, that would be the end of thi...

To make sure that yes can hear dr. fords side of this. if shes not willing to come forward, theres nobody else that can speak on her behalf except her. if shes going to make the accusations, everybody is saying we need to hear her. if shes not willing to testify, i dont know how you dont go forward. the american public recognizes the efforts that republicans are making to be balanced and fair in this process. >> neil: so sounds very trite. call their bluff, have the fbi investigation. just saw a...

>> thats what it seems like. >> this has been the gamble all along. it was a bluff, basically, to be like okay, fine, cocome in, create conditions that were wildly unfavorable to her in many ways. when she didnt come, say -- >> the mind-set is to brazen this out. >> yes. >> people have a hard time understanding this mind-set because people are basically decent. but they want to win this. and thats what theyre going to do. >> what do you know -- brett kavanaugh was in the circle, he was with -- t...

To back away from kavanaugh would not necessarily alienate trumps base, but would -- thats how pro-trump political folks see it. theyre absolutely determined to stick by him. i think this sort of rushed hearing was planned in anticipation of it being almost infeasible from dr. fords part at least in the hope they could continue moving on this. >> if you want to hear from her, if she had surgery scheduled on monday, clearly she -- you have to schedule it with her. right? i mean, it seems to give ...

Hearing was planned in anticipation of it being almost infeasible from dr. fords part at least in the hope they could continue moving on this. >> if you want to hear from her, if she had surgery scheduled on monday, clearly she -- you have to schedule it with her. right? i mean, it seems to give away the game a little. seung, i also just wonder, the republicans, i get the sense the republicans on the committee think shes not going to show up, like it almost feels a little bit like a bluff, that ...

Self-evidently monstrous. >> it was monstrous then. >> right. heres what youre going to see. the change is tonal. you can see it. theyre going to respect the accuser. the accuser should have her fair say. i imagine that kavanaughs demeanor will be that, and i imagine to the extent they can control themselves, the republican senators will not be as -- the role of interrogator the way they went after anita hill. people remember they really went after her. >> they have also set up a situation, i th...

Republicans are not approaching this in a good faith way. 24 hours ago, you were hearing background reports suggesting republican strategy was going to be to put this woman on the spot, try to force her to testify before she indicated she was willing to do so. then she called their bluff. they are lawyer said she is perfectly willing to testify. now, i think they are going through the motions to set up a hearing that is not intended to be a serious fact finding mission, a show trial where they t...

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