# Can Democrats actually stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-actually-stop-the-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh/820733 "2018-09-04T12:49:41Z")\
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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> _Now_ they certainly would.

Well, they certainly should. The first job of a politician is to win. They can have the best policies in the world, but they are useless if they’re not in power.

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