[Lazamataz]

I think we all went through that. Blasey Ford testified and it looked bad. A friend even remarked "We lost".

But then Kavanaugh came on, and WOW was it OBVIOUS he was hurt and angry he had been falsely impugned.

[dfwgator]

Looking back now, I think Flake did the right thing, even if his motives were less than noble.

The fact is, without that investigation, we would have lost not only the vote, but in the court of public opinion, and it would have been disaster for the midterms.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Totally agree.