Activists hold a protest and rally in opposition to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and in support for Christine Blasey Ford, the university professor who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault in 1982, outside the court in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
In a roller coaster day, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) is a no, and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is still described as having serious issues with supporting Brett Kavanaugh.
The news on Flake:
Sen. Heitkamp announced that she is a no:
Meanwhile, protesters are being arrested outside of the Senate:
Jeff Flake really seems like he doesn’t want to vote for Kavanaugh. Susan Collins is probably going to fall into line and vote to confirm, so that means that Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination may depend on Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska who is getting a lot of pressure back home to vote against Kavanaugh and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) who would be committing political suicide if he was the vote that Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.
Republicans are trying to rush this confirmation through, but the reality is that even after the sham FBI report, they still don’t have all of the votes that they need to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.
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