On the one hand, Kavanaugh's comments about how there was a conspiracy out to get him on behalf of the Clinton, really showed how partial he was politically, and how Democratic speculation that he will be partisan on the bench is indeed accurate. Right or wrong, he should have been able to control himself and refute the allegations on a factual basis, instead of crying conservative martyrdom. It was especially rich to him make those accusations, when he was apart of the Ken Starr jerk-off team that politicized all of Clinton's accusers.
OTOH: The accusations out of the Avenatti camp were obvious fictions, and I think most people (even many liberals) saw right through it. Many people did have problems with Kavanaugh's record and history of partisanship, but they also were worried about the power of pile-on accusations effecting the outcome of serious societal matters.
In 1998 Democrats were wrong to defend Clinton's reckless sexual antics in the WH, while Republicans where wrong to politicize, and then believe every accusation against him , all the way to the ends of a ****ing impeachment trail.
In 2018 Republicans were wrong to pretend there was nothing in Kavanaugh's past that demonstrated concerning behavior, but Democrats where wrong to believe every accusation against him, and then make that the entire platform to oppose his confirmation.
Both parties have egg on their faces, IMHO.