bunch of ones that i ve seen out of the g.o.p. and i think it is a base rallying cry for that 25 or 30% of the republican base that loves trump come hell or high water, that is a new tactic. i ve been on a bunch of panels this week. now things have shifted from your socialist, now a mobster. it is scarier because i m more likely to be a socialist than to be a mobster. i think to the base there, what s going on as you see a shift away from actually talking about the issues. it is nothing to do with health care, nothing to do with the economy but i think because the numbers are shifting in our favor if you look at the generic ballot, certainly helped our numbers well ahead. melissa: we have seen it since kavanaugh that republicans around the issue areas. i think the most effective ads during the last presidential campaign when democrats strung
today that he was outright lying under oath in his testimony last thursday when he described his college drinking habits. why do you think allegations of lying to congress weren t treated more seriously by your colleagues on both sides of the aisle? well, of course, senator mcconnell made it clear that we were going to, quote, plow through this investigation. he was going to reach this point whether it was a vote this week, hell or high water. he didn t know when the fbi report was coming, but he told us we re going to stay in until it s here, long enough for me to say we ve taken a look at it. we re going to vote afterwards. i don t think that kind of haste really serves this nation well and it s in direct contradiction to mcconnell s own strategy when he held merrick garland for almost a year without a vote. if we re going to deal with these issues of lifetime appointments to the highest court in the land we should treat them seriously and not be in a haste. senator durbin, thank
mcconnell always wan this had vote to happen. he has said time and time again through hell or high water the senate is going to vote on brett kavanaugh. they can vote it up or down but there is going to be a vote. i m so surprised that even after folks pushed forever an fbi investigation, that the fbi investigation didn t even bother to interview dr. ford. so i understand why not only dr. ford s attorney but many senate democrats and folks outside of the senate are saying this cannot be a credible investigation. why have an investigation and not interview the principals. look, you ve had people on the show segments before us who gave all sorts of texture what they could be doing and what could have happened. we don t know what the investigation says. we have no idea what the report says. i don t want to say there s no way it s credible. i was surprised they put out a statement. unless they have some idea meaning christine blasey ford s attorneys unless they have ideas what it sai
christine blasey ford issuing a statement saying, an fbi supplemental background investigation that did not include an interview of dr. christine blasey ford nor the witnesses who corroborate her testimony cannot be called an investigation. we are profoundly disappointed that after the tremendous sacrifice she made in coming forward, those directing the fbi investigation were not interested in seeking the truth. let s discuss. republican strategist rick wilson, author of everything trump touches dies, political commenters symone sanders and margaret hoover are all here. thank you so much. what do you think of this latest him moving it forward and her statement? i think it s clear mitch mcconnell always wan this had vote to happen. he has said time and time again through hell or high water the senate is going to vote on brett kavanaugh. they can vote it up or down but there is going to be a vote. i m so surprised that even after folks pushed forever an fbi
would he really be the one democrat to vote yes in favor of this judge? who all his democratic counterparts oppose. and once again, puts the spot back on those three republican senators all of whom have been in and out of that room today reviewing the fbi s evidence as they try to come to their own conclusions. up against a ticking clock. the vote will happen tomorrow come hell or high water. let s bring in kasie hunt in. she was in that press conference where chuck grassley says that he thinks that kavanaugh should be confirmed by saturday. reporter: that s right, and this press conference was really an offensive one from the republican leaders. and you can see them all standing up here. we ve frequently touched on this theme of how it has been all men makings decisions here for the republicans. and that was no different today. we heard from mitch mcconnell, from chairman grass pley and al john cornyn who is a member of leadership. and they were pretty fired up. and chuck grassley