The election of Donald Trump to be president of the United States is viewed by many as a modern political miracle.
Although Feinstein likely did not betray Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's request for anonymity herself, her feckless and reckless handling of Ford's 36-year-old sexual assault accusation against D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh led to a spectacle so outrageous, so beneath the dignity even of an already ignominious Senate Democratic Caucus, that Republicans and non-leftist unaffiliated voters across the nation have come together to oppose the injustice meted out by Feinstein, Spartacus, Kamala Harris, and others against a good man and his family.
It's a feat that was so obviously beyond anybody's ability to accomplish - and beyond many people's interest in accomplishing - that it seemed as unlikely as feeding five thousand hungry souls with two fish and five loaves of bread. When it came to uniting the increasing number of factions within the splintered GOP coalition - the #MAGA Trump base, the Never-Trump crowd within elite/elitist conservative media, the "Establishment" among elected politicians and the Chamber-of-Commerce/Rotary Club types, evangelical Christians, and libertarian-leaning Constitutionalists - few were trying and none were succeeding.
There remain major concerns for the GOP going into the midterms, however: While some critical Senate races are occurring in "Red" states, the battle for control of the House - which means the battle over whether the next two years will be one long investigation of, and attack on, President Trump - is taking place largely in suburban districts where the president is unpopular among women and young adults.
The best thing President Trump has done throughout the Kavanaugh confirmation chaos, with the notable exception of his ill-considered mockery of Christine Blasey Ford at a rally in Mississippi, has been to remain, at least by Trump standards, quiet.
To the extent that Trump has spoken out on the issue recently, it has wisely been more about the unfairness of Kavanaugh's treatment than of Dr. Ford's increasingly suspect testimony.
If there is a chance for Republicans to avoid living under Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the chance comes from making the election about opposing Democrats, not supporting Trump.
https://spectator.org/its-a-miracle/
Although Feinstein likely did not betray Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's request for anonymity herself, her feckless and reckless handling of Ford's 36-year-old sexual assault accusation against D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh led to a spectacle so outrageous, so beneath the dignity even of an already ignominious Senate Democratic Caucus, that Republicans and non-leftist unaffiliated voters across the nation have come together to oppose the injustice meted out by Feinstein, Spartacus, Kamala Harris, and others against a good man and his family.
It's a feat that was so obviously beyond anybody's ability to accomplish - and beyond many people's interest in accomplishing - that it seemed as unlikely as feeding five thousand hungry souls with two fish and five loaves of bread. When it came to uniting the increasing number of factions within the splintered GOP coalition - the #MAGA Trump base, the Never-Trump crowd within elite/elitist conservative media, the "Establishment" among elected politicians and the Chamber-of-Commerce/Rotary Club types, evangelical Christians, and libertarian-leaning Constitutionalists - few were trying and none were succeeding.
There remain major concerns for the GOP going into the midterms, however: While some critical Senate races are occurring in "Red" states, the battle for control of the House - which means the battle over whether the next two years will be one long investigation of, and attack on, President Trump - is taking place largely in suburban districts where the president is unpopular among women and young adults.
The best thing President Trump has done throughout the Kavanaugh confirmation chaos, with the notable exception of his ill-considered mockery of Christine Blasey Ford at a rally in Mississippi, has been to remain, at least by Trump standards, quiet.
To the extent that Trump has spoken out on the issue recently, it has wisely been more about the unfairness of Kavanaugh's treatment than of Dr. Ford's increasingly suspect testimony.
If there is a chance for Republicans to avoid living under Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the chance comes from making the election about opposing Democrats, not supporting Trump.
https://spectator.org/its-a-miracle/
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