Ben Shapiro
In the space of three weeks,
Democratic fortunes have turned in a shocking way. Just three weeks ago, on
September 13, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) came forward with an allegation
of sexual abuse against Brett Kavanaugh; just three days later, Christine
Blasey Ford herself came forward in an interview with The Washington Post. At
that time, Kavanaugh’s nomination fell into severe jeopardy. Democrats held an
eight-point lead on the generic Congressional ballot according to the
RealClearPolitics poll average. According to the latest Economist, Marist, and
IBD polls, those numbers are now below six points. IBD has the race inside the
margin of error; Rasmussen does as well. The enthusiasm gap for Democrats has
essentially disappeared.
So, what happened?
Democrats woke the sleeping
giant.
In 2016, Republicans showed up
to vote because they were afraid of Hillary Clinton. But that concern pales
next to the concern Republicans now have about the possibility of Democratic
governance. Republicans have been treated to a front-row seat in a display of
Democratic willingness to do anything to damage conservatives. Anything.
Republicans have known about
lack of Democratic decency since at least 2012, when Mitt Romney was
characterized as a potential slaver by Joe Biden and an emotionless, cruel sexist
by many in the media. It’s one of the reasons so many Republicans voted for
Donald Trump, a blunt instrument unwilling to back down in the face of threats,
to face off against Hillary Clinton.
But Kavanaugh was one step
further. Kavanaugh wasn’t up for election — he was a career judge, on one of
the most prestigious circuits in America. He was a political moderate, with the
support of many of his liberal colleagues. He was establishment. What’s more,
he was a devout Catholic and a father of two.
And Democrats decided to ruin
his life. Feinstein decided to hold back Ford’s allegations until the last
minute, then drop them. Democrats decided to play up every weak, uncorroborated
allegation, no matter how disgusting; they decided to promote the insane speculation
of professional publicity whore Michael Avenatti. The media decided to endorse
the idea that Kavanaugh, a respected federal public servant, was actually a
secret gambler, alcoholic, ice-thrower, and gang rapist, throwing out their
basic standards of journalism in the process.
And Republicans watched. So
did independents.
What they saw scared the
bejeezus out of them: a militant Left willing to ruin a man’s life based on
unverifiable and uncorroborated allegations, for purely partisan purposes. And
those Americans began to think: would the Democrats do that to me?
Because Democrats revealed
that they have no standards. “Believe all women” isn’t a standard — it’s a call
for mob justice. Allegations require evidence. “Respect my story!” isn’t a standard
— it’s a call for mob justice. Just because something bad happened to you
doesn’t mean that a completely separate allegation is verifiable. “This is just
a job interview!” isn’t a standard — it’s an excuse for destroying a man
without having to go through the legal process to do so.
We all watched. All of us. And
we all hated every second of this disgusting s***show.
How else can we explain the
sudden appearance of Lindsey Graham 2.0 (R-SC), the
moderate-turned-firebreather, calling “bulls***” on Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
and blistering Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, shouting, “Boy, you all
want power. God, I hope you never get it”? How else can we explain the utterly
milquetoast, pro-choice Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), morphing into Grambo,
spitting hot fire at Democrats who leaked Ford’s account to the media and
indulged every idle fantasy about Kavanaugh’s supposed dark side?
I have never seen the
Republican Party so united. I have never seen conservatives of all stripes so
united. All the Left had to do to walk away with the House and contend for the
Senate in 2018 was act like human beings. They couldn’t even do that.
Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire, 5-10-2018
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