The confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues to be a heated debate in the politics world, especially with November midterms looming.
Politics betting marketplace PredictIt.com allows users to wager on whether Kavanaugh will be confirmed in September — which was initially speculated given that the Supreme Court resumes hearing cases in October.
Here are the odds, which have dipped in a major way over the past couple of weeks:
Odds Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed By September
The reason for the dip is because of Kavanaugh's political history and paper trail. Senators are requesting over 125,000 documents to be released so they can start the debate, and the National Archives and Records Administration recently said that it lacks the resources to provide those in a timely matter.
Republicans are absolutely still motivated to have the hearing and vote before November, but the betting market suggests it will get pushed at least until October.
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Of course, even if it gets pushed further — perhaps past the midterms — Kavanaugh is still likely to be confirmed if Republicans support him. Per PredictIt, Republicans are still large favorites to retain control of the Senate in November.
Odds on Which Party Will Control the Senate After 2018 Midterms
Democrats are the favorites to win back the House, as I recently wrote about here, but the House has no vote in the confirmation of a SCOTUS nominee.
So, all told, Kavanaugh is unlikely to be confirmed quickly in September, and it could push up to the midterms or even past them, but he's still likely to get through given the Republicans' odds to retain control of the Senate in November.
