with this conservative majority on the supreme court. so i think you got a lot of republicans who are going well i m worried about norms getting thrown out but i do really love these wins that i think that s what it s those wins that has enabled donald trump to say well it took some very different approaches to get there and that s why you re seeing folks like lindsey graham suddenly sounding a lot different. thank you all for being on this morning. we wanted to mention frank s book ask more the power of questions to open doors, uncover solutions and spark change. still ahead on morning joe for the vast majority of u.s. senators their respective votes on kavanaugh were a foregone conclusion. our next guest said only five members took their duties of advise and consent as seriously as founders intend.
states senators mostly off the record i m going ask you about, do you get any sense among the democrats that there s a longing or a wondererment about why they can t come up with tougher leadership combat the unbelievably tough leadership of mitch mcconnell? mike, they feel like they tried with judge kavanaugh, now justice kavanaugh, that they believed dr. ford. they pushed for the fbi investigation. they had the testimony. there was a sense in some democratic circles that maybe justice kavanaugh during the process would have to withdraw, that the american people in a cultural moment during the clarence thomas hearings would rally around dr. ford. but it played out a different way. the democrats took a political risk. they believe voters will turn out seeing what mcconnell and
ford out who is testimony also ignited women. every woman has a story, so people who track this say that president trump animated this trend, but they think it will last long beyond trump. mike allen, thank you very much. of course, we will be reading axios a.m. in just a bit. you, too, can sign up for the newsletter by going to signup.axios.com. that does it for me on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. the sergeant-at-arms will restore order in the gallery. the sergeant-at-arms will restore order in the gallery. that was the scene in the senate gallery on saturday as protests swept through the capitol including during the confirmation vote of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. the senate confirmed kavanaugh in a 50-48 vote saturday
afternoon. in a private ceremony kavanaugh was sworn in by both chief justice john roberts and retired justice anthony kennedy. the court s long time swing vote whom he will replace. tonight president trump will hold a swearing in ceremony with justice kavanaugh at the white house. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, october 8th. with us we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former adviser to president george w. bush now co-creator and executive producer of the circus on showtime mark mckinnon, i can t m yamiche alcindor and joe meacham. joe, why don t you try to set the scene for us what this will mean for the midterms, what this will mean for democrats and republicans, the senate. i could go on. what does this mean?
all americans when it counts most. alert, puerto rico is fine now. i guess the paper towels worked. every president since fdr has communicated directly with the american people. he had fireside chats and now president trump has emergency alerts. hurricane florence got the carolinas so wet. i thought it was premiere of magic mike. with presidential alerts you will hear about every emergency. september 11th was almost a month ago. is that even information? warning, white men are under attack. oh, no. kid rock sounds better than ever. congrats to good by brett kavanaugh, #believemen. hi. amber alert, remember tiffany amber thiesson, that s when women were slam dunks. i m not getting any of these alerts on my phone snur not? no. thanks, cricket wireless.