When I hear actors and politicians saying that Ford is credible, what exactly are they basing that on as she has provided no testimony?

When I hear actors and politicians saying that Ford is credible, what exactly are they basing that on as she has provided no testimony?

Who and when did they say this? State your source or your claim is bogus.

She is a liberal, no evidence needed

She's credible in of that she was abused as a girl. One would assume that she mentions Kav by name in her therapy sessions, since those sessions are being used to frame her credibility, and the GOP is playing the 'oh… Maybe she's confused and it was someone else?' card, instead of the 'She's LYING!' card.

She could also have not mentioned a name in therapy, and instead provided details about her abuser. Assuming the GOP has access to these documents, that could ALSO be a reason why they're playing that card.

Regardless, it doesn't sound good for poor Kav in the short term. Republicans really shouldn't've vacated that seat.

She's credible because of the high price that she's willing to pay in order to make herself heard

She isn't credible or this would have been the Democrats' lead attack, not their desperate last ditch one.

Without rendering judgement as to who is telling the truth, there are several factors which lend some credibility to her claims. Such details, including the fact that she told others about the episode a number of years ago, have been covered in the media. You should read non-politically biased articles to learn more of those things. While its not smoking gun evidence, it does give rise to questions about Kavanaugh's denials.

They're coming up with very illogical ideas such as "she knew she would face hell if she came forward, but she did anyway, so she must be telling the truth."

Yes, that's one of their points of logic, presented to me yesterday.

See the "Me Too" movement. It has become obvious that conservatives, especially men, have been dismissing the voices of those that tell their stories about sexual assault and harassment for years. That attitude is no longer acceptable, Republicans continue that practice it at their own risk, a recent poll of women showed that ONLY 5% support the nomination. Besides the call now is not to reject the nomination, but to delay the vote until an investigation can be conducted as an expansion of the FBI background check. This is a reasonable request and Republicans rejecting that request is will anger more women that are sick of complaints of sexual abuse and harassment being ignored.

She has provided written testimony in the form of a letter. We also have the same story from therapists notes which she provided from a session in 2014.

People are saying that her story is credible because there are details in it which seem to back it up. For one thing, she says that there were two people in the room. If she was going to make something up why would she add a witness who could contradictor story? She also names both Brett Kavanaugh and his friend Mark judge by name indicating that she knew them. The description that she gives of the alcohol-filled casual misogyny of these private schools in the era fits with descriptions that other alumni have given. Her description of Judge and Cavanaugh as falling down drunk fits with judges own admission of being a blackout drunk at a time as well as evidence from Cavanaugh's High School yearbook that he was a heavy drinker as a teenager.