From The Cut, Lisa Ryan on the most important moments from the Kavanaugh sexual-assault hearing (and more). Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony was a calamity for the Republican Party. Why conservatives want Kavanaugh at all costs: They’ve been trying for decades to remake the Supreme Court, but have suffered one disappointment after another. Brett Kavanaugh is an existential threat to the Supreme Court. What comes next in the Kavanaugh confirmation. Dylan Matthews on impeaching a Supreme Court justice, explained. If Republicans sour on Kavanaugh, here are 4 alternatives waiting in the wings.
Ryan Jerome LeCount (Hamline): Visualizing the Increasing Effect of Racial Resentment on Political Ideology among Whites, 1986 to 2016. Eli Zaretsky on the mass psychology of Trumpism. Why white blue-collar voters love President Trump: He has mastered their language. Nancy LeTourneau on the fragility of the right wing information bubble. Trump’s obsession with loyalty threatens our democratic values. People are out to undermine President Trump — as they should be.
The Republican party is about to face the wrath of women. The GOP’s two top priorities seem to be duds — so what does the party even stand for? The party of no ideas: Republicans aren’t even trying to run on their policies. There’s no such thing as a Republican Party. He’s going to get reelected, isn’t he? How Trump could win in 2020. A reminder: America’s future is at stake in the 2018 midterms.
