Kavanaugh fight electrifies base voters in stretch run to the midterms

-Source-The Hill- Welcome to The Hills Morning Report and happy Monday! Our daily email gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy plus trends to watch co-created by Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger. (CLICK HERE to subscribe!) On Twitter find us at @joneasley and @asimendinger. Hill.TVs Rising" program starting at 8 a.m. has a power-packed lineup this morning with White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). http://thehill.com/hilltv The Senates 50-48 vote to confirm President Trumps deeply controversial nominee to the Supreme Court sets up a one-month sprint to a midterm election in which both parties believe their bases have been electrified by the brutal court battle and deepening national political divisions. The Hill: Winners and losers from the Kavanaugh court battle. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh will be sworn in again today this time by the president following a confirmation fight that appears to have energized conservatives who believe Kavanaugh was the victim of character assassination and a smear campaign from a liberal mob." Republicans are still facing the possibility of a rout in the House but GOP leaders believe their base voters better understand the political stakes after the Supreme Court battle and will turn out to ensure they keep their majority in the Senate because of it (The Hill).