This hearing is not going well for Kavanaugh supporters. Before flaming me, please note:  I am not saying that we should give up.  Kavanaugh obviously hasn't, nor should we. What I am saying is that Ford is performing extremely well in her role.  Most everyone here agrees that this is a show trial; everyone involved has a role, and Ford is nailing hers.  Were I to look at this hearing objectively (i.e. not as someone who believes she's lying as I actually do), she comes off as humble, sympathetic, and affable, if a little scatterbrained. In other words, CREDIBLE.  Not "credible" as in what she's saying is true.  Credible in the sense that an observer feels like what she's saying is true. Ford's one job today is to present herself as an everywoman.  Someone you might know.  The Dems needed her to testify for this very reason.  Now, Ford's story of her attack is not just a written account that can be placed under a bright light, studied, and have holes poked in it.  Her story now has a face.  There is a real human being behind the words. Yes, she's affecting the uptalking speech of a pre-pubescent girl to appear innocent.  Doesn't matter. Yes, she's already been caught in some inconsistencies, some serious.  Doesn't matter. Yes, she's admitted that she flies all the time even though she claimed to be afraid to fly.  Doesn't matter. Everyone on this board would do well to remember that this is NOT a search for the truth.  The truth of what actually happened at that party 35 years ago is not even under consideration.  This is a battle of emotions.  Who feels the most aggrieved?  What do I, the viewer, feel about Ford's ordeal and her many years of suffering (gag)?  Do is feel like Ford is telling the truth when she implicates Kavanaugh? Feelings matter.  Nothing else. And, unfortunately, Ford is doing a very good job of presenting herself as a sympathetic victim, albeit with ample help from the Democrat senators who are all lining up to give her a tongue bath every five minutes.  If the prosecutor could get more than a few minutes of time to ask questions, we'd probably be in better shape, but just when she starts getting going she has to stop to give another Democrat the chance to praise Ford for her "bravery". At this moment, it's not looking good.  I can see Santorum has already hinted that he's ready to bow out and Murkowski has gone on record that this hearing "is not about credentials, it's about believing women".  Flake is a flake.  They're looking for an excuse to bail, and Ford's giving them one.