that happens often. people are going to have to make a decision. 36 years, no charge, all of a sudden the hearings are over and the rumors start coming out. joining our discussion now former deputy chief of staff to harry reed. there s jeff flake on the senate floor saying a bunch of reasonable things about where we are now and how to consider this evidence. and there s donald trump trying to hold onto jeff flake s vote contradicting nephflake. yeah, i think if republican senators had their way especially the ones wavering on brett kavanaugh s nomination they would prefer it if the president leaved the scene entirely in the confirmation fight. every time he opens his mouth, every time he reminds people how many women he himself has been accused by is not helpful to the cause of confirming brett kavanaugh. and dahlia, of course the president could not get through today s press conference without having roy moore come up, which
i have a feeling it will go really south really quickly on thursday. congressman david jolly, do you think any minds will be changed by the fox news interview tonight with the judge and his wife? i don t think any minds will be changed. the question is does it become political for any single senator that kind of begins a domino effect? a lot of people are looking at him. they are the some times united states senators. it is embarrassing to suggest only women can recognize the controversy surrounding this judge. i choose to believe dr. ford. what republicans are missing right now is they plight win this confirmation fight. they will lose the hearts and minds of a lot of american voters. the easiest pathway here is for him to withdraw.
stain and what some have described as an asterisk by his name. i have a feeling this is going to go really south for republicans really quickly on thursday. congressman david jolly, do you think any minds will be changed by the fox news interview tonight with the judge and his wife? i don t think any minds will be changed. the question is does it become political for any single senator that kind of begins a domino effect? i know a lot of people are looking at murkowski and collins because they re the two female sometimes moderate united states senators. but frankly, that s embarrassing as a republican to suggest that only women can recognize the controversy surrounding this judge. the american people will choose who they want to believe. i choose to believe dr. ford. what republicans in the senate are missing right now is they might win this confirmation fight but they re going to lose the hearts and minds of a lot of american voters. the easiest pathway here for republicans and fo
interview tonight with the judge and his wife? i don t think any minds will be changed. the question is does it become political for any single senator that kind of begins a domino effect? a lot of people are looking at him. they are the some times united states senators. it is embarrassing to suggest only women can recognize the controversy surrounding this judge. i choose to believe dr. ford. what republicans are missing right now is they plight win this confirmation fight. they will lose the hearts and minds of a lot of american voters. the easiest pathway here is for him to withdraw. don t take this controversy to the court that he holds so dear, the highest in the land. have trump nominate somebody. it could be one of the other justices that has already been vetted by the trump administration.
across social media are sharing some of their darkest moments in theirs lives and they are launching than online confessional using the #why i didn t report. just like the #me movement women are using the why i didn t report hash tag. the headline from the new york times this article captures the sentiment that kavanaugh confirmation fight is a test of how far the me too movement has come. joining us again is brian stelter, cnn senior media correspondent and host of reliable source. good morning again. good morning. we are seeing this growing as quickly almost as what we saw from the me too movement. yes. i completely agree with that and why i m so struck by this confessional that we are seeing on social media. for all of the ill of social media and all we talk about the horrible downside of our digital age, it is remarkable that people are able to share their