Midterm Races Tightening After Trump Defends Kavanaugh and Unleashes on Campaign Trail – Roll Call

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Midterm Races Tightening After Trump Defends Kavanaugh and Unleashes on Campaign Trail

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted October 10, 2018 at 9:23pm

By Nathan Ouellette and John T. Bennett

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White House correspondent John T. Bennett says polls in competitive midterm races are looking a bit tighter as President Donald Trump went on the offensive to support Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by attacking his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. With Kavanaugh’s successful confirmation, Trump is hitting Democrats on the campaign trail over their handling of the confirmation process.

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