The FBI doesn’t investigate sexual harassment in the federal workplace. Their investigation was part of their background check on Thomas. This also applies to whomever said up thread that this would be a state crime and SOL has run etc.
So lack of a perfect memory about an event makes you not credible? Kavanaugh conveniently couldn't remember many things that occurred much more recently, like whether he had a conversation within the last few months about the special counsel's investigation.
Beto's positions are not outside of the mainstream in Texas.
This is from the NYT/Siena poll done more recently than the Qpac poll for TX-7, which was +21 Romney/+1 Hillary. This has Beto +7 over Cruz.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?
APPROVE
DISAPP.
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
42%
52%
6%
Would you prefer Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives or would you prefer Democrats to take control?
REPS. KEEP HOUSE
DEMS. TAKE HOUSE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
48%
48%
4%
Do you favor abolishing ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency?
SUPPORT
OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
28%
63%
9%
Do you support a bill that would reduce legal immigration and provide funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border?
SUPPORT
OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
39%
54%
6%
Do you support or oppose a federal ban on the sale of assault-style guns and high-capacity magazines?
SUPPORT
OPPOSE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
60%
35%
5%
Are iIllegal immigrants living in the United States more likely than American citizens to commit serious crimes?
AGREE
DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
23%
68%
9%
Does it bother you to hear immigrants speak a foreign language in a public place?
AGREE
DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
20%
73%
8%
Are there places in your area, say within a mile of where you live, where you're afraid to walk alone at night?
AGREE
DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
38%
60%
2%
If the general election for United States Senate were being held today, would you vote for Ted Cruz or Beto O’Rourke?
BETO O’ROURKE
TED CRUZ
DON’T KNOW
Voters n = 491
51%
44%
5%
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-tx07-1.html
This could be an outlier. This is the first poll where Trump was not underwater in Texas in quite some time. Cruz’s likeability and job approval are similarly higher here than in recent polls.