In Philadelphia, 200 voice fury at Kavanaugh vote

200 protesters gathered at Sen. Pat Toomey's office to express their anger about Republican's conduct in the Kavanaugh case

Dave Davies

September 28, 2018

About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Kadida Kenner, campaign director of Why Courts Matter Pennsylvania, speaks to about 200 protesters gathered outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
About 200 protesters gather outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Wire hangers dumped by a protester lie on the ground at the center of a demonstration against Brett Kavanaugh for U.S. Supreme Court. About 200 gathered outside the United States Custom House at 200 Chestnut Street to voice their objections to Kavanaugh's nomination in light of sexual assault allegations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

About 200 people angry at Senate Republicans’ willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gathered to protest outside the Philadelphia office of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey Friday.

Chants of “vote them out” broke out among the crowd.

Many who spoke said they were survivors of sexual assault.

One was Delia Turner, who said she grew angry watching Kavanaugh tearfully express his outrage at the accusation of sexual assault against him.

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“I watched a whole bunch of men in power, listening to another man with great power blubber and complain and whine and talk about how he was a victim,” Turner shouted. “No, he is not a victim!”

Toomey issued a statement saying he found the testimony of Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, sincere and moving, but lacking important specifics.

He said he found Kavanaugh’s statements to be better corroborated, and he plans to vote for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Friday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination, but U.S. Sen Jeff Flake of Arizona, a Republican, said he would not be comfortable voting for the nomination if time was not given for a fuller investigation of the allegations against Kavanaugh.

It’s not clear whether Senate leaders will hold off on the full vote for a week as Flake and others requested.

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