Topic: Robert Bork

Senator Mike Lee provided a historical overview of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, noting they only began in 1916 with Louis Brandeis. He detailed how nominees like Felix Frankfurter and Potter Stewart historically declined to answer specific questions about future rulings. Lee argued that the modern "Ginsburg Rule" of not offering "hints or previews" is being ignored by Democrats demanding specific commitments from Kavanaugh.

Former White House official Ron Klain appeared on MSNBC to introduce a new alliterative talking point: the "Roe Reversal Reproductive Rights Ripoff." Klain urged Democrats to organize and pressure moderate Republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski to derail Trump's nominee. The discussion also compares Donald Trump's hyperkinetic campaign style to Barack Obama's approach to elite networking.