[Jim in CT]

Spence, rockhound, anyone else that wants to chime in...

If Trump nominates a woman and if there's a vote (maybe a 50% chance we get that far), do democrats give her the Kavanaugh/Thomas treatment? Or do they play nice?

Seems like a lose-lose situation for them. If they play nice, the progressive wing (which is probably most of the party by now) will be angry. If they rough her up, they run the risk of turning off any undecideds out there who get to see that they don't actually advocate for women the way they say they do..

Especially if its Barrett, and they attack her for the heinous, unforgivable crime of being Catholic. Nominating a female Catholic would really put Senate democrats in an impossible situation.

Stinks when identity politics is used as a club against you.