[h=2]Democrats get ready to take on female judge they expect Trump to turn to if Kavanaugh fails - and focus on her links to group which helped inspire The Handmaid's Tale[/h]
- Amy Coney Barrett considered a top alternate SCOTUS pick for Kavanaugh
- Democrats have already registered 'StopConeyBarrett.com' to fight against her
- Kavanaugh's nomination hung in the balance on Wednesday with new accuser
- Female pick could be be less vulnerable if he withdraws from confirmation
- Barrett is conservative Catholic who has ties to Christian group People of Praise
- Margaret Atwood said the group helped inspire her book The Handmaid's Tale
- Group called female mentors 'handmaids' until Atwood's book became popular
- Barrett, 46, is a US circuit judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Democrats grilled her on her Catholic beliefs during her circuit confirmation
- Barrett is considered highly skeptical of the precedent set in Roe v Wade
- Mother of seven was born in New Orleans, attended law school at Notre Dame
- Barrett would be the only non-Ivy Leaguer on the Supreme Court if appointed