the president, about 55% against him. any issue you ask about, whether it s the tax cut, the treatment of the kids at the border, whether it s the russia investigation. all the polls wind up coming out just about the same way, 40/55 against. that s good enough for the president. the risk here is also for kavanaugh. justice kavanaugh has a career on the court to think about. he made a decision to be to go really hard partisan, to survive. he is going to have a derch view about how he wants to connect himself on the bench the next 30 years or so. being that connected to trump something to keep your eye on. there s a tradition at the supreme court with every new justice that the chief justice walks him or her down the steps, great front steps of the supreme court. there s photographs and they become the stock footage of that
justice. will this happen with kavanaugh? will they take the risk of that public event knowing the kind of reaction they may get from the public? i just wonder whether that c canned shot you saw it with gorsuch, sotomayor, kagan. do you buy that chief justice roberts is centrist in the court is this. he is the center of the court. he s no centrist. yes, i think he is the least conservative of the five republican appointees, but he s no liberal and he s no moderate. to what extent does chief justice roberts care about the institution to build consensus? one thing you ve seen with gorsuch and thomas, it s a potential risk for justice kavanaugh, that he becomes a recluse and gets bitter by this process and doesn t engage. that s one thing you have to watch. you know what they call a recluse justice? justice.
you still have your vote. and, you know, that s there s a lot more potential for any justice to engage and care about the institution. that s true. jeffrey toobin, david gregory, thank you. college students debate the brett kavanaugh confirmation battle. does it mean it will help them head to the polls? that s next. ter a scratch so sml you could fix it with a pen. how about using that pen to sign up for new insurance instead? for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won t raise their rates because of their first accident. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty mutual insurance. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.
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