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On the recordSeptember 18, 2018
He is worried about another date, that's November 6, the midterm elections, and the prospect that Democrats might take control of the Senate which would complicate the confirmation of any justice the president would push forward.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Axelrod explains the urgency behind the Kavanaugh confirmation in relation to the upcoming midterm elections.

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