We cannot, however, ignore the exceptional circumstances that led to Kavanaugh’s confirmation, or the unusual ramifications that are now likely to occur. This article adapts analysis from FiveThirtyEight and the Washington Post to address the possible consequences of the Kavanaugh confirmation in three areas: the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the Court’s ideological makeup, and the future of Senate judicial confirmation processes.
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I hate politics. I hate politicians. The Senate is lazy. The President is stupid. The Supreme Court is partial. Congress is useless, senseless, and hypocritical. “If I had a pistol with two bullets and was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and a random politician, I would shoot the politician twice” (-Michael Scott of The Office).
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