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Wade. his court just a few months ago did rule in favor of an undocumented teen who sought an abortion, and he dissented. susan collins, who's a republican and supports abortion rights -- it doesn't -- that's why it's really not saying much. >> interesting point. amy, senator lindsey graham, of course republican senator, he's predicted that some democrats will in the end vote to confirm kavanaugh. have a listen to how he said that. >> if he does well at the hearing, he will get my belief is 55 or higher if he does well. i'm sure he will do well. i think there are a handful of democrats who wil...

Those red state democratic senators in re-election races, joe manchin, joe donnelly of indiana, and heidi heitkamp of north dakota in particular are the ones to watch. they need those trump supporters. >> absolutely. manu in washington, thanks very much. for more on the kavanaugh confirmation hearings, what we can expect, what to look for, let's bring in our guests. >> gloria, if i could begin with you, justice kennedy was for years the crucial swing vote in this court between left and

It this way, i push back at that, you made statements that he -- >> at the meeting, i pushed back. >> of course, george papadopoulos says now in this memo filed to the court that that is not exactly what happened. he says that president trump seemed a little open to it. here is part of what he says in the court filing. while some rebuff george's offer, mr. trump not in approval. a by the way, there are other people, jim in that meeting who back up jeff sessions' version of events. and we should also underscore that george papadopoulos has, of course, pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. we'll s...

V. wade, executive privilege, a host of other hot-button political issues. already a partisan fight has erupted over documents from kavanaugh's time as staff secretary to former president george w. bush. the trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of those documents. cnn's senior congressional correspondent manu raju is with us now live from washington. manu, when you look at this, the democrats clearly at a disadvantage. are they still going to put up a fight during the hearings? >> absolutely. expect a very contentious hearing. tomorrow is when the hearings begin. the que...

Right conservative and more liberal justices. kavanaugh more cut from the traditional conservative cloth. is it correct to say that this turns the court to the right for many years to come? >> definitely. i mean, if he is confirmed, not only does it turn it to the right, it turns it to the far right. at this moment, justice clarence thomas is the most conservative justice on the court. however, when we talk about justice kennedy, there were things that he did with social justice, for example voting rights and others, that would make him a right-sided candidate. however, kavanaugh goes far righ...