“The Dems can be frank as to how they will vote, but the Reps must play games so as not to alienate women.”
I disagree.
All the Republicans needed to do, and continue to need to do, is the right thing for the United States of America. Always was that way and always will be.
This section of ‘women’ that you are referring to will never come over to our side; they can never be appeased enough.
So why is no Rep, except the President, saying this is all a con job? Why are there 8 to 10 Reps stating publicly that they still do not know if they will vote to confirm Kavanaugh or not and that they will wait until they hear Ford and others?
The Reps are scared to death of the #MeToo movement.