through a shakedown it s never had to contemplate, replacing brett kavanaugh with another nominee and knowing that fateful decision and i m not predicting it. but should it be made. puts this nomination in a lame duck session after a midterm and a completely turbulent political environment. that s why they feel if they can possibly achieve it to push this through even if it creates enormous backlash of the kind senator cruz and others are already experiencing. let s dig into that a little bit more. you mentioned the book and that you write about the importance of the potential of nominating supreme court justices. and getting trump elected. that s how he won over some republican voters, by releasing a list of possible supreme court nominees during the campaign. and here s what you write. you say, the list bound uneasy republicans to his cause, if for no other reason than to invest in his hands and not clinton s the future of the supreme court. i met countless trump supporters who
or slip away, then the white house is going to have to go through a shake down cruise it s never had to contemplate. replacing brett kavanagh with another nominee, and knowing that fateful decision and i m not predicting it. but should it be made puts this nomination in a lame duck session after a midterm and a completely turbulent political environment. that s why they feel if they can possibly achieve it, to push this through even if it creates enormous backlash the kind senator cruz and others are experiencing. let s sink to into a little more. you speak about the book and the potential of nominating supreme court justices and getting trump elected. that s how he won over some republican voters, by releasing a list of possible supreme court nominees during the campaign. and here s what you write. you say the list bound uneasy republicans to his cause. if for no other reason than to investment in his hands and not clinton s the future of the supreme court.
the first time sin kilauea erupted in may. the lava form transformed and even drained massive lava lake, officials anticipate 5,000 visitors to come take a look, pretty cool. kristin: brett kavanaugh s nomination to supreme court is embattled in controversy after high school classmate accused him of sexual misconduct and it s driving republicans and democrats even farther apart ahead of midterms if that s even possible, david, author of the new book the most dangerous branch, joins us now to walk us through the pros and cons of kavanaugh s nomination and the future of the supreme court, david, you are an expert on the supreme court, if you were advising senate republicans on the judiciary committee and you were advising dr. ford, what would you tell them to do in this moment? be honest, for starters, but,
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
plap. republicans plan to push ahead for a final confirmation vote on president trump s supreme court pick, democrats are plotting a massive campaign if judgekavanaugh s nomination fails. if that happens, sources say democrats would turn the midterms into a referendum not just on president trump but also women s rights, abortions and the future of the supreme court. the party is anticipating a higher turn out as the kavanaugh controversy plays out against the backdrop of the metoo movement. joining me is michael steele and former california democratic