Schrödinger's Kavanaugh UPDATE: COLLINS SUPPORTS KAVANAUGH

Cloture passes 51-49, with Murkowski voting NO.  What will happen on the final vote?  

Flake yes. Collins will announce her confirmation vote at 3:00 ET (gulp)

Will Manchin still vote yes if Collins votes no?

COLLINS IS A YES, KAVANAUGH LIVES!

.@SenatorCollins on Kavanaugh nomination: "The president nominated Brett Kavanaugh on July 9. Within moments of that announcement, special interest groups raced to be the first to oppose him." https://t.co/RYjqte19Tw pic.twitter.com/u2BvF6FsSx

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 5, 2018

ALERT> @lisamurkowski will be VERY EMBARRASSED and will have DESTROYED HER CAREER when the true nature of the #KavanuaghSmear is revealed. Think: Monica McLean.

— Roger Simon (@rogerlsimon) October 5, 2018

Hey @LisaMurkowski - I can see 2022 from my house...

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) October 5, 2018

Susan Collins is making arguments that sound like a resounding YES for Kavanaugh! 🤯 #ConfirmKavanaughNow

— Evi L. Bloggerlady (@MsEBL) October 5, 2018

This is the speech I dreamt Collins would give. No joke. A serious, thoughtful, fact-based moral case.... The one someone needed to give. 

God bless her for not forsaking this man.

— 'Sources Say' is Greek for 'Fake News' (@NolteNC) October 5, 2018

AoSHQ: Cloture passes and Morning Report 10.05.18

Instapundit: Manchin and Murkowski break from party on cloture vote...

Legal Insurrection: Senate 51-49 on cloture and Rand Paul targetted again by left

Powerline: Trump surges: Economy or Kavanaugh? (probably both) and Trump in Rochester, MN

EBL: Tell Senators Collins, Flake, and Murkowski to vote YES on Kavanaugh, Democrat staffer arrested for doxing Senators

TOM: She is not even a good liar, Ford's friends pressured witness who contradicted her, Male Feminist kicks Catholic Woman, Democrats desperate to stop Kavanaugh, rely on witchcraft, FBI investigation over; Vote scheduled; Democrats still lying; Republican Voters Are Angry, Democrat Aide Arrested for Doxxing GOP Senators During Kavanaugh Hearings