McConnell says anti-Brett Kavanaugh "mob" boosts Republicans' election hopes

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told Reuters on Saturday that the political brawl over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation will help Republicans in their November election battle to retain control of the Senate.

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told Reuters on Saturday that the political brawl over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation will help Republicans in their November election battle to retain control of the Senate.

"Nothing unifies Republicans like a court fight," McConnell said in an interview ahead of a roll call vote that was widely expected to confirm Kavanaugh as a new Supreme Court Justice.

"It's been a seminal event leading into the fall election."

Addressing the intensity of the opposition from protesters and Democrats, McConnell said: "We've literally been under assault by the mob." 

(With inputs from agencies.)