Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil

Whether or not Republicans ultimately confirm Brett Kavanaugh, some on the front lines of the GOP's midterm battlefield fear the party may have already lost.

Republicans are rallying behind President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, even after Christine Blasey Ford testified in vivid detail about a decades-old sexual assault. Now, the FBI is investigating before a final vote is held.

This is not the fight Republicans wanted six weeks before the election.

Should Senate Republicans confirm Kavanaugh despite allegations of sexual misconduct, they risk enraging the women they need to preserve their House majority. Vote him down, they risk enraging the party's defiant political base.

The final vote is at least a week away.