Despite new accusers, Democrats war on Brett Kavanaugh could cost them midterm elections
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Democrats seem to think this political game won’t cost them. But they have left the reaction of men out of the equation.
Men are rightly concerned about Democrats normalizing the idea that raising 30-to-35-year-old charges with no evidence and no presumption of innocence can wipe away reputations and careers. Why would any man vote for a political party that is generating this toxic environment?
If Democrats win on Kavanaugh, these tactics will be become commonplace. Any man could find himself facing unprovable accusations automatically taken as fact, made by an accuser who spent “six days ... carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney.”
Imagine the impact on workplace disputes, divorce proceedings, or any situation in which a man might stand accused, rightly or not
This puts an extraordinary burden on men, who would face a dual-track justice system in which they are always in the wrong, unless they can prove otherwise.
And it’s not just men who should be concerned but mothers of sons who would not like to see their children’s futures wrecked by people exploiting the potentially anti-male precedent of the Kavanaugh case.
Also men’s wives, sisters, female coworkers and friends should reject the extremist notion that all men are suspect, if not outright guilty.
While Democrats use the Kavanaugh confirmation process to game the midterms for a favorable outcome among women voters, it could easily backfire.
They may find they have motivated even more men — and women as well — to turn out to vote Republican to defend the male half of the population against this wholly un-American approach to justice.
