the lunieutenant governor, issu a statement saying they oppose judge kavanaugh s nomination. they are not republicans. they are independents, but they are pointing to his health care or kavanaugh s health care record and labor record as a reason he should be voted down. and remember one of the key swing republican votes that still remain up in the air, lisa murkowski of alaska. that s all very interesting. and it also sort of this political layer can t be ignored. there s no one on capitol hill operating from a place of principle anymore. it s fair to assert that. let me read some reporting from axios. mike allen reports if brett kavanaugh s nomination sinks, democrats would turn the midterms into a referendum not just on president trump but also on women s rights abortion and the future of the supreme court. they always do that, to be fair, but this would give them a fresh example. that s right. and everybody in both parties is looking at this through a political lens. they ca