As an anonymous accuser, her allegations weren't going to change Kavanaugh's glide path to the Supreme Court. Donald TrumpWhen Trump won the 2016 election, more than a dozen women had made allegations against him ranging from forcible groping to sexual assault. Even more troubling for Republicans is that just 28% of women approved of the job Trump is doing in office while 64% disapproved. In an election that Republicans are beginning to acknowledge will be a referendum on Trump, numbers like those were already bad. Where it goes from there is anyone's guess, but remember that time is not Republicans' friend here.

Source: CNN September 17, 2018 17:37 UTC