I don't think Kavanaugh was his first choice, but given the circumstances, he will "probably" have a little less trouble being confirmed. With the slim margin in the senate, and that includes RINOs, the Walking Dead (Juan McLame), crackpots (Rand Paul) and the likes of dems pretending to be GOP - Murkowski and Collins, The President had to play the long game and make the prudent choice. I'm just a little afraid that Kavanaugh could turn out to be another one of the GOP "failures" - Earl Warren, Souter, Roberts(?) and the guy he clerked for - Kennedy.
I think Kavanaugh was a brilliant choice. I’m thrilled to have someone of his intellectual quality and depth on the court. It needs history and clean thinking, and he’ll be a pwoerhouse in the long run.