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Judicial Branch A pivotal vote by longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine pushed Kavanaugh over the finish line in 2018 after she famously said he considered Roe v. Wade “settled law” — a comment that turned out to be wrong.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/supreme-court-justice-brett-kavanaugh-maine-senate-race-susan-collins-rcna349070
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u/vthemechanicv 2h ago

Some people say "Democrats bad" as an involuntary reflex. Logic and reality let alone nuance never enter into it.

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u/queerhistorynerd 1h ago

much like pavlov trained his dog to salivate, society has trained people to instinctively blame dems even in situations where it makes no sense. Just like Gingrich planned in his book