Brett Kavanaugh's passionate denial of allegations of sexual misconduct may have convinced Republicans who want to vote "yes" to put him on the Supreme Court that they can overlook his accuser's credible and moving testimony.
In combative testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Kavanaugh rejected accusations of sexual assault made by college professor Christine Blasey Ford just hours before. He bashed Democratic senators who criticized him, assailed media reports on the allegations, and claimed to be the victim of a conspiracy driven by anger over President Donald Trump.
Kavanaugh's behavior before the committee — defiant, argumentative, his voice raised — contrasted in stark fashion with the soft-spoken and admittedly "terrified" Ford.