Garble of Senate hearing commentary on Kavanaugh and Blasey allegations

Collins to get across the line, and if they decided to put their foot on the accelerator and just hold the vote, that could backfire.a€", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 19","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":322,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™: {"length":322,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default-— body", "role": "body", "text": "a€elf youde€™re President Trump, theread€™s good reasons for being frustrated by the delay,a€ Mr. Bonjean added, noting that many conservative activists believe that the Democrats backing Dr. Blasey are playing dA€ea stalling gamea€ designed to provide time to unearth more allegations against Judge Kavanaugh or further discredit him.","type":"text"},{"bannerType":"any", "Adentifier"<" anf- banner advertisement-4", "layout": "ComponentLayout— 4","role":"banner advertisement", "type":"banner advertisement"}, {"identifier"™:" anf- body-20", "inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":136,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":136,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body","text":"Some of those activists have begun to bristle publicly at what they regard as Mr. Grassleya€™s weakness in bowing to Dr. Blaseyda€e™s demands.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 21","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":367,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™: {"length":367,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "a€eThe Republicans need to stop aiding and abetting Chuck Schumerd€™s extreme delay strategy,a4€ said Penny Nance, the chief executive of Concerned Women for America, a conservative group, referring to the top Senate Democrat. a€eThey have been more than fair to Professor Ford, and if they continue to capitulate to her lawyers, it will cost them in the November elections.a4€","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 22","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":321,"start":0},"textStyle":"_ anf-ts- i"},{"range™:{"length":321,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Some prominent Republicans have indicated that they plan to back Mr. Trumpa這s nominee regardless of the hearingd€™s outcome. Speaking about Dr. Blaseyd€™s accusation before the latest charge surfaced on Sunday night, Mr. Graham said, d4€eUnless thered€™s something more, no, Ia4€™m not going to ruin Judge Kavanaughae™s life over this.a€","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 23","inlineTextStyles": [{"range™:{"length":503,"start":0},"textsStyle":"_ anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":503,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default-— body", "role":"body", "text":"But if Dr. Blasey comes across as a compelling witness giving credible and emotional testimony of a traumatic event, Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee d4€" all of them men 4€" run the risk of appearing callous and chauvinistic by pressing her on details or questioning her account. Democrats are likely to question Judge Kavanaugh about his drinking habits and social conduct ae" open-ended questions that people close to him say he plans to avoid answering, but that will be difficult to deflect.","type":"text"}, {"bannerType":"any", "identifier":" anf- banner advertisement-5", "layout": "ComponentLayout— 4","role":"banner advertisement", "type":"banner advertisement"}, {"identifier"™:" anf- body-24", "inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":255,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™:{"length":255,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Democrats, too, must be careful not to appear to be dismissing Judge Kavanaughad€™s account out of hand. Senator Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, drew criticism on Sunday for suggesting that the judge was not credible becaus of his approach to legal cases.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 25","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":202,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- im}, {"range"™:{"Llength":202, "start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "a€ceHow the Senate handles this and the Senate Republicans handle this will be a test of this time, of 2018, in the #MeToo movement, 4€ Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, said on A€eMeet the Press.a€", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 26","inlineTextStyles": [{"range™:{"length":237,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™: {"length":237,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Ms. Murray, who was elected in 1992 after Senate hearings on Anita F. Hilla€™s sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas, then a nominee for the Supreme Court, said the question for the Senate this week was: dA€ceCan we do better?ae", "type": "text"}, {"components": [{"identifier":" anf-divider- 3","layout":"ComponentLayout-— 9","role":"divider", "stroke": {"color™:"#222222","style": "solid", "width":"1.0pt"}, "type" :"line"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 27","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":52,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- 49"},{"range":{"length":52,"start":0},"textStyle":"_ anf-ts-49"}],"layout"™:"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Maggie Haberman contributed reporting from New HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028429