bret stephens, hugh hewitt, and eric erickson all lined up in the midst of the kavanaugh fight.th some more than others but nonetheless it was a big change. and this was eric erickson. >> i wanted to give the man a lot of violent latitude because i know he taps into some anger that even i serve the republican party, and a lot of us here do. but if our standard-bearer has to resort to that then we need a new standard bearer. >> and this is eric erickson to the "washington examiner" last week. "for the first time, i see myself voting for trump in 2,020.20 it has a lot to do with kavanaugh. he's not the only reason but he's definitely the straw that broke the camel's back. anyway unhappy and i'm glad, eric is a good guy. of course establishment figures such as mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham, none of those guys wanted trump to be the nominee. they have all really stepped up to help push kavanaugh over the confirmation finish line. maybe, maybe, they are closer, all of them, to recognizing that the time is up on the old g.o.p. and it trump's policies are actually bearing fruit. all the

. >> and this is eric erickson to the "washington examiner" last week." for the first time i see myself voting for trump in 2,020. it has a lot to do with kavanaugh. he's not the only reason but he is definitely the straw that broke the camel's back. it is eric calling himself a camel or is that the left? anyway, i'm happy, i'm glad. eric is a good guy. of course establishment figures such as lindsay graham and mcconnell, none of those guys wanted trump to be the nominee. they've all really stepped up helping to push kavanaugh over the confirmation finish line. maybe they are closer, all of them come up to recognizing that the time is up on the old g.o.p. and it trump's policies are actually bearing fruit. all the excitement is with trump, let's face it. all the momentum is with his ideas. there is too much on the line for intraparty squabbles any longer. the choice for voters is now really simple. mob rule, or the rule of law. perpetual rage, or real results? demonization, or due process? as an example, this is what the anti-trump rage machine was up to

you have people like me and somebody like eric erickson as a commentator, who we still have a lot of es with the present. -- president. idon't think we could say, am speaking for eric, you should he were not, i think if asked if he approves of the president, he probably would not proactively improve. i would not proactively approve. ofwe look at 2020 matchups the president against certain democrats, i feel warmer towards the president than i did in 2016. even a broken clock is right twice a day. the president has done some things i think are good. he has surprised me in some areas that typically republicans and democrats do not. that is somewhat more impressive than your standard politician. day, most of the likely you have had a certain number of trump conservatives or libertarians that have become warmer to the present. you have some of the never hillary voters who supported him in 2016 who have decided they have had enough. i'm not sure if one of those sides is greater than the other. the fundamental problem seems to be he doesn't seem to be able to get more than 50% of the populat