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What do conservative women think of Kavanaugh hearings? Check Twitter for #IStandwithBrett – Metro US

What do conservative women think of Kavanaugh hearings? Check Twitter for #IStandwithBrett

What do conservative women think of Kavanaugh hearings? Check Twitter for

The reactions of conservative women to the sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have made news in recent days, from a CNN panel in which a GOP operative said, “Tell me what boy hasn’t done this in high school” to a mother of two daughters who told an MSNBC reporter that groping was “not a big deal.”

As Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday afternoon, responding to Christine Blasey Ford‘s earlier testimony that Kavanaugh had tried to rape her in high school, a number of conservative women took to Twitter to show support under the #IStandWithBrett hashtag.

Fox News host Tomi Lahren tweeted her approval of Kavanaugh’s performance, in which he read a prepared statement in a near-shout, teared up several times and interrupted Democratic senators’ questions. “Brett Kavanaugh is not backing down, he’s not curling up in the corner, he’s not playing dead. He’s coming out swinging and knocking these quacks out of the park! Get em, Brett!” she wrote.

Lahren added: “When these man-hating Leftists say ‘all women should be believed,’ what they mean is ‘all LIBERAL women should be believed.’ #IStandWithBrett”

Wrote @trillianstar: “I really do believe Dr. Ford thinks she is telling the truth. I really don’t believe that Brett Kavanaugh did this to her. I, myself have told stories, & was corrected by all the people there that the person I was telling a story about was NOT EVEN THERE. #istandwithbrett”

Tweeted @antsmrching: “What happened to due process? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Why are we suddenly saying gender favoritism is okay because these are women? Being a woman makes you no more believable. #WednesdayWisdom #IStandWithBrett”

A number of users claimed to have been sexually assaulted and did not find Ford’s account of her experience credible. 

Others were concerned that their sons would someday be falsely accused.

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tweeted a link to a post on her website about a gathering of 75 Republican women who support Kavanaugh.

Added @KellyDougherty9: “If there is no sperm, you must confirm!”

A Fox News poll released Monday found that 50 percent of registered voters oppose Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and 40 percent support it. More voters believed Ford than Kavanaugh, 36 percent to 30 percent. Thirty-four percent said they were unsure whom to believe. Women were more likely to believe Ford by 10 points. Men believed Ford over Kavanaugh by 1 point.