But even more than in the case of Roy Moore in Alabama, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh presents everyone involved with hard choices. That loss halved the GOP’s Senate majority and made legislating — including confirming Kavanaugh — more difficult. She also reached out to The Post before Kavanaugh was the nominee, when he was reported to be on Trump’s shortlist. And even if they withdrew Kavanaugh and went ahead with another nominee, it would be tough to get through a confirmation before the election. With that as the backdrop, both parties are in the position of making extremely difficult political decisions about how to handle the accusation against Kavanaugh, and they’re both on the clock.

Source: Washington Post September 17, 2018 14:18 UTC