McConnell Doesn’t Have the Votes for Kavanaugh Yet

CNN: “Republicans do not have the votes as of dawn Friday morning, according to people with direct knowledge.”

“McConnell is heading into the day that could clinch one of, if not the, cornerstone achievements of his career — tilting the court’s makeup firmly to the conservative side — and he doesn’t currently have the votes. He and his top deputies are optimistic, no question. But it’s not there yet.”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) agreed, according to Reuters: “As of now I don’t really know and I don’t know if anybody else does.”