Donnelly announced he would vote against [[conservative]] [[Brett Kavanaugh]] for the Supreme Court, though he gave contradicting reasons for doing so, showing he simply opposed Kavanaugh's originalist judicial philosophy.<ref>Wegmann, Philip (October 3, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/first-joe-donnelly-wanted-a-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-then-he-needed-a-new-excuse-to-vote-nay First Joe Donnelly wanted a Kavanaugh FBI investigation. Then he needed a new excuse to vote 'Nay']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 3, 2018.</ref> | Donnelly announced he would vote against [[conservative]] [[Brett Kavanaugh]] for the Supreme Court, though he gave contradicting reasons for doing so, showing he simply opposed Kavanaugh's originalist judicial philosophy.<ref>Wegmann, Philip (October 3, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/first-joe-donnelly-wanted-a-kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-then-he-needed-a-new-excuse-to-vote-nay First Joe Donnelly wanted a Kavanaugh FBI investigation. Then he needed a new excuse to vote 'Nay']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 3, 2018.</ref> |