It's pretty clear how most senators will vote on President Joe Biden's Supreme Court pick. But nine of them are up in the air.
At the moment, Democrats expect Jackson to receive full support from their 50-member caucus — and that’s enough to get her confirmed. The biggest question, now, appears to be whether her final confirmation vote will be bipartisan.
Some Republicans recently suggested that they’re torn between supporting Jackson’s historic nomination and voting no based on opposition to her judicial philosophy. A few in that group are retiring this year, freeing them from the potential political risks of backing her nomination, although a vote to confirm Jackson would roil the GOP primaries currently underway to replace them.
“If it really is a pattern, that’s something I think we should be paying attention to. If it is an issue of … one-offs that have been hyped into more than that, I think that’s something we need to try to discern,” Murkowski said.Sen. Susan Collins leaves a bipartisan meeting of Senators in June 2021. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The Utahn has criticized the idea that Jackson’s sentencing record is disqualifying and said “my heart would like to be able to vote for her confirmation.” He still may be a tough sell. While Graham has said to “stay tuned” on how he’ll vote, there’s little evidence that he’ll support Jackson’s nomination.Sen. Roy Blunt speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in April 2021. | Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images
The meticulous Ohio Republican has kept a staffer in the hearing room to monitor colleagues’ questions to Jackson and her answers. He agrees with some of his colleagues that Jackson’s bid to join the court is “a historic nomination.” But it’ll be tough for him to vote for her in the end.
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