I don't know if Ford was a total hoax or a figment of her imagination, but to put a fine point on the difference in these 2 cases, Avenatti's accuser reported the alleged assault contemporaneously, to the proper authorities. Right there she gets more credibility than Ford.
The question isn't whether she had the right person or not, it was rather what standard of proof one demands before giving someone one of the top jobs in the country.
"Transference" is a thing that happens between therapists and patients, and isn't what Kavanaugh-defenders used it as. The idea that she was some liar recruited for a hoax is idiotic. There's no suggestion of that. There's also no suggestion that she has a history of bull*****ing, unlike that Swetnick person (whom I didn't pay attention to). She seemed to be telling the truth. The question was whether someone is willing to take the word of an accuser, not supported by even a complaint witness (that being a person who testifies that they were told of a sexual offense against the victim), but only supported by general stuff like the possibility that such a party happened, etc.
Of course, I didn't need any of that. That Kavanaugh decided to lie about his drinking habits was enough: someone who lies about that - which it wouldn't hurt to admit, seeing as all he had to say was "ok, I drank a lot as a kid. I was young. Now I've grown up" - is not trustworthy......at least not trustworthy enough to put on the highest court. But that's done and over with.
But then, that's getting into the evidence and my reasons for not liking K-man. The ardent Kavanaugh supporters didn't get into the evidence with regard to Avenetti. They
began by accusing her of being a hoaxer and then took talking points from RW media, then slotted them into something that was supposed to be an argument for why she was unbelievable. Yet because they started - HERE - from the assumption that she was a hoaxer, it was painfully obvious their 'argument' was not a position resulting from objective analysis.
I have seen some of those same people now assume that Avenetti's accuser is telling the truth, then use that assumption to attack "liberals". it's particularly curious since the alleged victim of Avenetti says the allegations are a lie:
https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/1062860189274198016
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1062856614657515520
