Former Trump campaign data strategist Matt Braynard said on Tuesday that Republican lawmakers should not expect voters to turn out for them in November’s midterm elections if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is not confirmed.
“As a Republican, if you have a majority in the Senate, and they can’t get this guy through, really, what are we fighting for? Don’t expect the voters to fight for you if the politicians aren’t willing to fight for the voters,” Braynard, executive director of Look Ahead America, told Hill.TV’s Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on “Rising.”
President Trump campaigned heavily on appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court.
He had hoped to have appointed two before the midterms; however, Kavanaugh’s confirmation process has been roiled by two sexual misconduct allegations.
Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of holding her down and groping her over her clothes during a high school party in 1982, and Deborah Ramirez claimed he exposed himself without her consent during a gathering at Yale University a few years later.
Ford and Kavanaugh, who has denied both allegations, are slated to speak before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
Braynard attributed high GOP approval ratings in a recent Gallup survey, in part, to Kavanaugh’s nomination.
“It’s been using the same methodology over time, so the fact that it’s showing a relatively high number, I think it’s maybe catching something of what’s in the air of Republicans rallying behind someone like Kavanaugh, and facing down what I consider to be fake accusations,” he said.
— Julia Manchester
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