The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance

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The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 8:10 AM ET, Mon September 17, 2018


(CNN)Brett Kavanaugh's accuser now has a name, and the Republican Party's bid to swiftly lift him onto the Supreme Court may be spinning out of control.

The coming hours could decide whether the GOP can stabilize the confirmation process of President Donald Trump's nominee or whether his hopes of being the man to enshrine a conservative majority for a generation could begin to crumble.

California professor Christine Blasey Ford's emergence sent a jolt through the White House and Capitol Hill on Sunday, prompting demands from Democrats for all votes on Kavanaugh to be put on hold pending an investigation. Even some Republicans conceded the issue needed to be addressed before things go further.
Ford told The Washington Post that she went public because of the magnitude of Kavanaugh's appointment.

"Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation," Ford told the paper, ahead of what is likely to be an ordeal characterized by political attacks and fearsome scrutiny of her life, family, mental health and political leanings.


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[safeinOhio]

1. This worked for me in a civil case

I was accused of something I didn’t do. It was her word against mine. I paid for and took polygraph test and offered to pay for the same for her. It took about 2 seconds for her to withdraw the charge