Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), a red-state Democrat in for a competitive reelection fight, spoke out about the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavnaugh on Monday, calling for a delay in the confirmation process.
From a New York Times reporter:
NEWS — @SenDonnelly says “The allegations made against Judge Kavanaugh are serious and merit further review. Given the nature of these allegations, and the number of outstanding questions, I believe the Judiciary Committee should hold off on Thursday’s scheduled vote.”
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) September 17, 2018
Grassley has already graciously agreed to delay the vote for 20 minutes </snark>
I don’t want to get overly optimistic here, but lots of folks have their finger in the breeze, and they all seem to agree on its direction.
This can give Donnelly cover on a “no” vote.
For the R’s it seems to be emanating from the seat of Spankee’s pants.
Good for Donnelly. The letter I received from him about Kavanaugh (prior to this information) seemed to indicate that he would probably vote for his confirmation.