we should expect much more of it to come. charles: dan? >> well, you know, i think this really could backfire on the democrats. it once again elevated the kavanaugh issue. remember that confirmation, that was one of the most bitter political contests we've had, and it really angered a lot of conservatives. it a angeredded a lot of people who just felt the whole idea of due process was being trampled. if now here -- and now here we go again after a very thinly-sourced new york times story with the democrats reelevating the kavanaugh story. now, i think that the election next year is going to be all about turnout on the right and on the left. and the democratic goal is to try to suppress turnout on the right, get people upset about donald trump, they don't like him enough to vote for him. but what they're doing is elevating turnout with the kavanaugh story. they're reanimating republicans, conservatives and each independents who are upset -- even independents as the way this divides democrats. charles: there are a lot of republicans on the fence about president trump that will be