This Peter Baker piece, from its headline to its analysis, affirms and lives inside of the artificial structure Republicans designed for the hearing—two isolated witnesses, shutting out the wider world, and a hasty vote—without once acknowledging or questioning it. 
It’s not the case, pace the New York Times, that these are two isolated voices of absolute certainty reflecting our tribal society and there is nothing further to be learned.
Dr. Ford is not a partisan voice. She testified that she sent her letters in an effort to try to get word to the president to pick a different person from his short list, conservative jurists she described as equally well qualified.
Dr. Ford did not lambaste Republicans collectively, as Judge Kavanaugh excoriated Democrats. She sought accommodation with Republicans, appealed for further investigation, and implored them to speak with her directly about substance. To a man, the Republican senators refused to.
