Think critically for a minute guys....

Let's pretend like this cunt had just one tiny little eency weeency bit of evidence that could make her story even remotely credible. For example, maybe she does remember the exact time and place, and other people in attendance confirm that BK was there. Or go bigger than that, let's say the friend testifies and says "Yeah, BK was going all rape-y so I tackled him and told her to run!". Whatever it takes, let's pretend there is something at all credible about this story.......

It's a walk-off homerun for the democrats. They have ammo to hammer away at BK until he withdraws in disgrace. Even if the accusations are flimsy, or boys will be boys, or whatever nonsense. If there was even a single detail about Ford's story that had any evidenciary utility, then BK would be toast.

he'd withdraw in disgrace and Trump would look like a complete boob. Then dems can run ads all next month saying "Can you believe a republican senate almost put a predator on the supreme court!!". They clean up in the midterms.

Why didn't they play their hand like that, I wonder????

It's because Ford's story is flat out garbage. It's only useful as a prop in a filthy rotten partisan obstructionist stunt.