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Was Christine Blasey Ford the Democrats’ Secret Weapon?

Was Christine Blasey Ford the Democrats’ Secret Weapon?
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the first day of his confirmation hearing in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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Commentary
Why is Christine Blasey Ford being given an opportunity to testify before a Senate panel about her unsubstantiated smears against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? The answer is fairly simple: Our leaders lack the moral courage to say no.
Carol M. Swain
Carol M. Swain
Author
Dr. Carol Swain, an award-winning political scientist and former tenured professor at Princeton and Vanderbilt Universities, is a Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the co-author of "Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory is Burning Down the House."