Give him some winnable races and he may well be there to help.
What could he have done differently? If Flake is flaking, as he will unless he has no choice, he doesn't want to hold a vote and fail to get a majority.
The Dems look very bad and are losing much of the female vote nationwide from this circusl Grassley has avoided traps like subpoenaing Ford, he's done everything right and properly.
I think Grassley is doing an A+ job, and the Dems know how bad they look. Dems are floundering. Nobody can stop them coming up with one floozy after another. That's not winning for Dems!
Would his appearance help or hurt? It would energize the Dems for sure, who are probably depressed about Moonbeam and may stay home. (just guessing here, live on the opposite coast myself)
Nah, it's just a delay. Each one gets investigated and debunked. The New Yorker already debunked accuser #2 pretty much – the lying media is doing the work for us! If Kavanaugh misses a couple oral arguments, I hope the juicy ones are scheduled for later. Do this right, and we have a strong justice for decades.
Plus, we win the midterms when the women #WalkAway from the Democrats in disgust.