Red-state Democrats haven’t written off Kavanaugh

Published September 25, 2018 4:00am ET



Key Senate Democrats in Republican states are keeping an open mind about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, even as others in their party say two accusations of sexual assault are enough to disqualify him.

Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota are top targets for Republicans in 2018, and all three are in wait-and-see mode on Trump’s nominee. Republicans have said Kavanaugh has been unfairly targeted by Democrats looking to scuttle Trump’s pick at all costs, and so far, the three Democrats are still willing to give him a chance.

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