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Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Hearing (Wed. Edition)

Mika Brzezinski: “The Senate Judiciary Committee Will Vote On Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination To The Supreme Court Just Hours After He And Christine Blasey-Ford Will Testify Before The Committee.” MIKA BRZEZINSKI: “To our other top story, the senate judiciary committee will vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the supreme court just hours after he and Christine blasey-ford will testify before the committee. Chairman Chuck Grassley said if the committee is ready, it may hold a vote on Kavanaugh on Friday at 9:30 A.M. Senate Republicans are under pressure to move Kavanaugh quickly through the final stages of his nomination to the supreme court. Majority leader Mitch McConnell has warned his colleagues that he has planned to hold a vote no matter what happens possibly as soon as next week. McConnell says he is confident going into a vote.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]

Terry Moran: “With Only 24 Hours Before Judge Brett Kavanaugh And Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Face Lawmakers And The Country, President Trump Is Fighting For His Candidate In Classic Trump Fashion. […] He’s Lashing Out Directly Targeting The Latest Accuser, Kavanaugh’s Yale Classmate Deborah Ramirez.” MORAN: “With only 24 hours before judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford face lawmakers and the country, president trump is fighting for his candidate in classic trump fashion.” TRUMP CLIP: “This is a con game being played by the Democrats.” MORAN: “He’s lashing out directly targeting the latest accuser, Kavanaugh’s Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 9/26/18; VIDEO]

Sunny Hostin: “I Have Never Seen A Prosecutor, You Know, Examine A Witness Without The Benefit Of An FBI Agent Or A Detective Having Conducted An Investigation.” HOSTIN: “I do think that the right way to go is to have a former sex crimes prosecutor, a woman, examining these witnesses, not only Dr. Ford but also judge Kavanaugh because that person has the type of experience that I have. You know how to deal with alleged victims of sexual assault and how to examine them and so I think that is the right move. But I have never seen a prosecutor, you know, examine a witness without the benefit of an FBI agent or a detective having conducted an investigation.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 9/26/18; VIDEO] Continue reading “Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Hearing (Wed. Edition)”

Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing

Peter Alexander: “We Heard From Kellyanne Saying That The First Accuser Should Be Heard. After Ramirez Came Out Yesterday She Described This As A Vast Left Wing Conspiracy. They Now Pushing Back Much More Aggressively On This.” PETER ALEXANDER: “Right, it was unusual. This was remarkable. We haven’t seen anything like this. Th felt to me like something out of the Trump playbook. deny, dig in, defend. Now they are going on offense to Kasie’s point latest allegation from Deborah Ramirez, we heard from kellyanne saying that the first accuser should be heard. After Ramirez came out yesterday she described this as a vast left wing conspiracy. They now pushing back much more aggressively on this.” [Today, NBC, 9/25/18; VIDEO]

Peter Alexander: “But Republicans Are Also Scared. They Have Real Concerns That He Would Not Be Confirmed, That There The Potential For Erosion Among Republicans” [Today, NBC, 9/25/18; VIDEO]

Katty Kay: “I Think It’s Unfortunate Brett Kavanaugh Has Called This Part Of A Smear Campaign Because That By Default Is Passing Judgment On What These Women Are Saying.” KATTY KAY: “I think it’s unfortunate Brett Kavanaugh has called this part of a smear campaign because that by default is passing judgment on what these women are saying. But I think that is why we have to have some kind of an investigation that probably is not what we’re going to get on Thursday, which is the senate hearing.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/25/18; VIDEO]

John Heilemann: “I Don’t Understand To This Day, This Hour Especially Listening To Brett Kavanaugh Last Night Why It Is His Position And The Position Of The Party Other Than Pure Politics Is Not Calling For An FBI Investigation.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/25/18; VIDEO] Continue reading “Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing”

New Poll: Voters Trust Democrats More Than Republicans On Health Care, By 15 Points

Health care is a top issue for voters and it’s clear why they trust Democrats more than Republicans to better handle the issue: Democrats want to expand access to care while Republicans only want to continue their health care sabotage.

Health care is a top issue for voters. They trust Democrats more than Republicans to better handle health care issues.

  • Voters believe Democrats can better handle health care issues by a 15-point margin.

  • 55 percent of Americans say a congressional candidates positions on health care will be extremely important to their vote.

Continue reading “New Poll: Voters Trust Democrats More Than Republicans On Health Care, By 15 Points”

New Polls: 50% of Voters Oppose Kavanaugh

New polling released this weekend shows Brett Kavanaugh is historically unpopular and that voters believe Senate Republicans should delay his confirmation until more hearings and a thorough investigation can be completed.

The majority of voters oppose Brett Kavanaugh. He is historically unpopular:

  • 50 percent of voters oppose Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

  • Kavanaugh is underwater by 10 points, which is down 9 points since last month.

Voters believe Dr. Blasey Ford and want Senate Republicans to delay Kavanaugh’s nomination:

  • Nearly 6 in 10 Americans want Senate Republicans to delay a vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination until after more investigations and hearings are done.

Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Hearing

Savannah Guthrie: “New Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Throwing His Confirmation Process Into Turmoil And Further Uncertainty.” [Today, NBC, 9/24/18; VIDEO]

Peter Alexander: “Just Days Before Brett Kavanaugh Was Set To Defend Himself Against An Allegation That He Assaulted A Classmate In High School, A New Allegation From His College Years.” [Today, NBC, 9/24/18; VIDEO]

Gayle King: “We Have A Second Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct Conduct Against Judge Kavanaugh This Morning.” KING: “We have a second allegation of sexual Mississippi conduct against judge Kavanaugh this morning. It raises new questions over his Supreme Court nomination. One of his Yale classmates tells ‘The New Yorker’ magazine that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party about 35 years ago.” [This Morning, CBS, 9/24/18; VIDEO] Continue reading “Want to Know More About: The Kavanaugh Hearing”

Grassley: No reason to delay Kavanaugh hearing

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing forward with a hearing scheduled for Monday after a woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct called for the FBI to investigate her claims before she testifies.

Grassley on Tuesday evening said there was “no reason” to delay the hearing. Republicans have invited both Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser, to testify publicly.

“Dr. Ford’s testimony would reflect her personal knowledge and memory of events. Nothing the FBI or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay,” Grassley said.

View the complete September 18 article by Jordain Carney on the Hill website here.

Kavanaugh allegations set stage for Anita Hill sequel

Brett Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court nominee who last week appeared to be cruising toward confirmation, has suddenly found himself in the sequel to the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings of 1991 that rocked Washington and vaulted the issue of sexual harassment into the national spotlight.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is now slated to hear public testimony from Kavanaugh and his accuser, much like senators 27 years ago heard additional testimony from Thomas and questioned Hill about her accusations against the then-nominee.

President Trump’s pick has been accused by Christine Blasey Ford, a Ph.D.-level research psychologist at Palo Alto University in California, of sexual assault more than three decades ago, when she was a 15-year-old sophomore and he a 17-year-old junior.

Longtime observers of Supreme Court confirmation fights see eerily similar parallels between Kavanaugh’s now besieged nomination and the maelstrom that engulfed Thomas in the fall of 1991, which left indelible scorch marks on the Senate.

View the September 18 article by Alexander Bolton on the Hill website here.

Kavanaugh accuser breaks silence over sexual misconduct allegations

The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has identified herself and is speaking publicly about her allegations against Kavanaugh for the first time, according to a Washington Post investigation published Sunday.

Christine Blasey Ford, now a 51-year-old professor at Palo Alto University in California, described an incident between the two in high school, alleging that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed one summer in the 1980s and forced himself on her.

Ford told the Post that Kavanaugh “groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it.”

View the complete September 16 article by Michael Burke on the Hill website here.

Kavanaugh accuser breaks silence over sexual misconduct allegations

The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has identified herself and is speaking publicly about her allegations against Kavanaugh for the first time, according to a Washington Post investigation published Sunday.

Christine Blasey Ford, now a 51-year-old professor at Palo Alto University in California, described an incident between the two in high school, alleging that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed one summer in the 1980s and forced himself on her.

Ford told the Post that Kavanaugh “groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it.”

What we know about the explosive letter accusing Kavanaugh of attempted sexual assault

Dianne Feinstein shared it with the FBI this week.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein  Credit: Drew Angerer, Getty Images

The New Yorker published an explosive report on Friday about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, saying that a woman has accused him of trying to force himself on her when he was in high school.

The allegation was the latest development in a saga that played out on Capitol Hill all week involving a letter that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent to the FBI but was reluctant to discuss in public.

The letter, as reported by the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer, is from a woman who described an encounter with Kavanaugh at a party in high school. He held her down and tried to force himself on her, covering her mouth. She was able to escape, but the encounter was “a source of ongoing distress for her,” Farrow and Mayer wrote.

View the complete September 14 article by Li Zhou on the Vox.com website here.