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The Kavanaugh fight was already poisoning the White House, and on September 13 the president’s full-on embrace of the nominee kept turning a confirmation battle into a loyalty test. That might have thrilled the base, but it also raised the temperature, broadened the backlash, and made the White House look less like a sober arbiter and more like the most agitated participant in the room.
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The Kavanaugh fight was already poisoning the White House, and on September 13 the president’s full-on embrace of the nominee kept turning a confirmation battle into a loyalty test. That might have thrilled the base, but it also raised the temperature, broadened the backlash, and made the White House look less like a sober arbiter and more like the most agitated participant in the room.
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The Kavanaugh fight was already poisoning the White House, and on September 13 the president’s full-on embrace of the nominee kept turning a confirmation battle into a loyalty test. That might have thrilled the base, but it also raised the temperature, broadened the backlash, and made the White House look less like a sober arbiter and more like the most agitated participant in the room.
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