Reminder today is the day Susan Collins has her phone call with Brett Kavanaugh.
Might be the most important phone call he'll ever make?
If Collins votes yes, hard to see anything else matters for confirmation. Murkowski can vote no, Kyl gets them to 50 and Pence can cast the tie-breaker.
Susan Collins - Kavanaugh call was an hour long. I think they could raise some SERIOUS cash for charity if they put that on pay per view.
It will NOT be on pay per view.
IF Collins announces she is a yes, there are several undecided Dems in red states that could follow. Two to watch: Manchin and Donnelly, both of whom have previously opposed abortion rights and both of whom voted for Gorsuch.
Thing is it'd be better for Collins if the Democrats come out first. It's better for the Democrats if she does. And so mostly we wait until white smoke or black smoke comes out of Collins' chimney.
