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(09-22-2020, 02:00 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Allow me to rephrase it as "credible allegation." 

How was it credible, though? It was brought up last minute in the hearings. Her own witnesses denied Kavanuagh was there. There were so many inconsistencies. I don't see how anyone thought it was credible other than she was a sympathetic individual.

(09-22-2020, 02:00 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I may be wrong in that thinking. Maybe they just wanted to harrass Kavanaugh for a few weeks. But I think it's worth noting Blasey Ford gained absolutely nothing by accusing Kavanaugh if she didn't actually believe it happened. She had to go into hiding afterwards due to death threats, for God's sake. It's one of the many reasons I believe SOMETHING happened that night. Maybe it wasn't rape. Maybe it was just Kav's friend...but something definitely happened to that woman. And as for the timing, I believe she wrote to...was it Maxine Waters?...when his name was in the pool for contention. The Democrats just sat on it like assholes for months. Why, I don't know.

It was just they wanted anyone but Kavs on the court. There was literally a list of judges with roughly the same values as him that would have been confirmed if not him. So there was no upside other than "we think this guy specifically is bad." I just don't think this was an integrity issue. 

I think no matter who Trump nominated, there would have been SOME issue. It may not have been a rape allegation, but there would've been SOMEthing the Democrats would have done to try to prevent Trump's nominee from getting approved.