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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCollins and Murkowski know in their hearts that the accuser's story is entirely credible.
Now they just have to do the right thing, as fellow women.
What are the odds that they will?
dchill
(38,534 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,791 posts)Women in Iowa and Nebraska have a choice to make when these Senators come up for re-election as to whether or not they voted for a rapist to be confirmed on the US Supreme Court.
In this era of Trump and the Me Too movement, eyes are on them too.
madaboutharry
(40,220 posts)She rarely does the right thing. She was silent during the child detainment fiasco at the border and sent her constituents an out of date form letter in response. She is a party hack.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,791 posts)Which will be the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving Women the right to vote. Ernst votes for Kavanaugh if his hearing goes to a vkte, she risks being branded of supporting a rapost, which will be the truth.
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lark
(23,156 posts)They are determined (fulsomely bribed?) to vote for this Manchurian candidate, for party and profits, and will not be deterred. At least that is 100% true for Collins, she's signalled this every way possible. Murkowski is keeping quieter, but hopefully his antagonism to the Native American population in Alaska plus the ford hearing to come will move her. Flake is now saying he's considering voting against Kavanaugh so Murkowski's defection would be sufficient if all Dems vote "nay".
HOWEVER, we can't trust Donnelly, Mancin, Heitkamp or Claire (last name jumped out of my head) from MO to vote against him either. Mancin isn't under as much pressure, holds a huge lead in his race but Hawley and Claire are polling close. hope she gets some PAC to fund a big ad for her explaining how horrible Kavanaugh is equating birth control pills with abortions, perjuring himself 3 times, etc. etc.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Orangeutan
(204 posts)would tell the truth and confirm the woman's story. But he has already denied it happened, which gives the Repugs enough wiggle room.