Democrats Should Set a Trap for Kavanaugh

The following post for members is by Leonard Steinhorn, Professor of Communication at American University and a CBS Radio News Political Analyst.

The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings will be, as The New York Times editorial page labeled them, a “charade.” With the Republicans in firm control and the Democrats stripped of their ability to filibuster, Kavanaugh’s confirmation is all but a foregone conclusion, and the hearings will amount to little more than a pro forma spectacle to humor Americans that the Senate is doing its job.