Again, I understand the skepticism, but to move all the way to 0% likelihood based on what we've seen appears to be a bit of an over-reaction. For one, I think you should appreciate how distant we are from the field of long-term trauma memory. Is forgetting how you got home odd? How would I know? I've never experienced such trauma, and even if I did, I could be the life-long smoker who doesn't get cancer. It just doesn't seem like an area ripe for 100%, especially with the empirical data on this topic.
I can see why conservatives like him, an angry white guy who is ranting about "the left" and "the Clintons" I mean, he'd probably rule to make Donald Trump king if that's what was needed.
So then you think Dr. Ford was a liar? Maybe she is, but I can't determine that. Her allegation seems at least "credible", and from the testimony not only did she first report it back in 2012, but even during this process she was trying to reach out when she saw the guy first appeared on nomination lists, BEFORE he was actually nominated. Even if it is a "political hit", that tactic only works once. Logically, Trump still gets a nominee who will likely be off the same list and offering the same "pre-screened" legal interpretations. So what value is gained from a fabricated political take-out? Wouldn't the risk be huge that the lie would unravel? Dems are highly unlikely to take the Senate (and in my view it wouldn't be surprising if the Senate actually gained a seat or two for the GOP), but even if they did, I don't think that really changes who the next nominee would be.
Don't think he's really trying to sell liberal Democrats, who have been told for three months (even before any of this circus) that he is Satan incarnate. He needs to convince about 2 GOP Senators to vote for him, and the GOP base to stay pushing hard for him.
That's whats particularly funny about this whole thing, and anyone blaming the Democrats for anything. The outcome is completely down to how the Republicans vote. If this so-called "hatchet-job" works (its not one), its because it convinced Republicans.
One thing that cannot be denied: he sounds more credible and confident than Ford did. I mean, who asks for caffeine twice inside the first two minutes of a Senate hearing?
