slate gorton lost his seat that year. if you look back to a net at heal, clarence town -- anita hill, clarence thomas, that bruising hearing, a number of democrats who voted for clarence thomas faced a very hostile crowd back home. hisof them in georgia, lost race. alan dixon was up for that she was trying to be reelected to his seat in illinois, he lost his seat to carol moseley braun over this particular issue. ,o, voters are paying attention particularly at the supreme court level. and because there is so much more engagement, so much more excitement, at least on the progressive side, i think this will be a huge issue. announcer: watch the entire newsmakers interview with nan ar >> c-span, where history unfold daily. in 19 79, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television>> c-span, wherd daily. companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. yourn is brought to you

slate gorton lost his seat that year. if you look back to anita hill, clarence thomas, after that huge bruising fight and hearing, a number of democrats who voted for clarence thomas, faced a very hostile crowd,. one of them in georgia, lost his race. alan dixon was up for that she was trying to be reelected to a seat in illinois, he lost his seat to carol moseley over this issue. so, voters are paying attention, particularly at the supreme court level. and because there are so much ,ore engagement and excitement at least on the progressive side, i think this will be a huge issue. >> three minutes left, one last question from each of you. siobhan: i wonder if though, the risk is you end up energizing an already energized them aquatic base, but do not necessarily expand the pool of public that has concerns? nan: my assumption is, based on a lot of experience, that once people come to understand who brett kavanaugh is and what he stands for, and the threat that he would pose to all of our rights and liberties, not just for

there was one republican gorton. slade he was all set to vote against daniel manion for a seat on the seventh circuit court of appeals. at the last moment, he changed his mind, voted for daniel manion. and you know what? slate gorton lost his seat that year. if you look back to anita hill, clarence thomas, after that huge bruising fight and hearing, a number of democrats who voted for clarence thomas faced a very hostile crowd back home. georgia lost his race. alan dixon was up for that she to a seatbe reelected in illinois. he lost his seat to carol moseley over this issue. so, voters are paying attention, particularly at the supreme court level. and because there are so much more engagement, so much more excitement, at least on the progressive side, i think this will be a huge issue. susan: three minutes left. one last question from each of you. siobhan: i wonder if though, the risk is you end up energizing an already energized them aquatic base, but do not necessarily expand the pool of public that might have conc

clay gorton lost his seat that year. if you look back to any of the hill, clarence thomas, after that huge bruising fight and hearing, a number of democrats who group -- who voted for clarence thomas faced a very hostile crowd back on. alan dixon was up for trying to be reelected to a seat in illinois. he lost his seat to carol moseley braun's over this particular issue. are paying attention. particularly at the supreme court level. and because there is so much more engagement, so much more on theent, at least progressive side, i think this will be a huge issue. entireer: watch the newsmaker interview with man aaron, sunday, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge pratt -- brett cavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [applause] >> mr. president, i am grateful to you. and i'm humbled by your confidence in me. announcer: brett kavanaugh of the united states courts of appeals is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >>

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slade gorton lost his seat. there have been a number of cases like this.dixon was up to try to be reelected to the seat in illinois. lost to seek over this particular issue. attention,re paying particularly at the supreme court level, and because there is so much more engagement, so much more excitement, at least on the progressive side, i think this will be a huge issue. >> "washington journal" continues. host: and it is open phones up until 10:00 eastern. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 republicans, and all others, (202) 748-8002. talkopic you want to about, some of the things we talked about this morning, including trade and tariffs, abolishing i.c.e., the president's visit, and more. "new york of the fentany times," the special counsel investigating russian interference in the 2016 election issued an indictment of 12 russian intelligence officers friday in the hacking of the democratic national committee in the clinton presidential campaign. the indictment came only three days as the president trump was preparing to meet president putin in