If Chris Coons’ bipartisanship was supposed to buy him a hearing with Republicans, now would be an excellent the time for him to speak out publicly against Brett Kavanaugh (Yale Law ’87). As the folks at Daily Kos remind me daily, Coons (Yale Law ’92) is among the few Democrats who has not yet done so, and his constant media appearances certainly give him a ready platform. Here’s the email:
“Your Senator is one of only 4 Democrats on the committee who has not publicly come out to say they will vote “no” on Kavanaugh.
They may have done an admirable job on the committee asking tough questions, but what we need now is for them to follow what most Senate Democrats have already done: publicly state that they will be voting “no.”
Call Senator Christopher A. Coons at (202) 224-5042. When you reach an aide, leave the following message:
Hello, my name is [state your name] calling from zip code [your ZIP here]. Please come out publicly against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as most Senate Democrats have. If we are going to stop this extremist, we need as many senators to come out against him. No more excuses, time is running out.”
I recommend riffing off that script rather than reading it verbatim. And stay calm; the kid is just doing his/her/their job.