If Rs confirm Kavanaugh they’re betting it’ll have no major impact on the midterms, that none of the allegations and/or perjuries will pose problems for him when Dems take control & conduct real investigations including subpoenaing Judge, and that there’ll be no new allegations.
This, in a nutshell, is why I’ve been so bearish on his chances. I’m very familiar with Republicans’ power-above-all-else approach. But even from that perspective, it seems like a highly questionable proposition at best - especially when there are other options.
Installing a Justice facing multiple credible allegations of assault who also appears to have perjured himself multiple times right before handing subpoena power & maybe control of the nominations process to Dems is like, the opposite of holding the Garland seat open for a year.
