that. the problem republicans face is this, the longer they wait to vote and determine as to whether or not kavanaugh can be confirmed, the closer it becomes an impact on senate races that are happening across the country. that is what they're so terrified of and that is why they want to rush this through but the problem is this, the longer they wait and the more conflicts the more people pay attention. and quiet is kept. it doesn't matter that mitch mcconnell said we have the votes. i don't think they have the votes. at the end of the day, the republicans have the lead in the senate right now. they could have a vote next thursday. the only reason they're even having these delays is because they're worried about jeff flake, worried about murkowski and corker. they don't have the votes and they're hoping if they could take this woman down publicly and make her look foolish or make her look less credible, this will give color for republicans to actually vote for her. so that is the danger. and honestly, if this doesn't end up being done by the first of october, i think he's going to drop out and i think you'll have people asking him to drop out and won't have the vote because pushing him through this