Kent Conrad’s decision on the Alito nomination must have been easier than Senator Chafee’s, and the North Dakota Senator has made it. He will vote to confirm. That makes four Dems. If my math is correct and barring a big surprise, Alito will have at least 57 votes, with the possibility of reaching 60 (if Snowe, Dorgan, and Landrieu all vote yes).
UPDATE: The Senate is voting on a motion to cut-off debate. It is expected to pass and clear the way for an up-or-down vote tomorrow morning.
FURTHER UPDATE: The Senate has invoked cloture, thus ending debate. The vote was 72-25.
-
-
Most Read on Power Line
Donate to PL
-
Our Favorites
- American Greatness
- American Mind
- American Story
- American Thinker
- Aspen beat
- Babylon Bee
- Belmont Club
- Churchill Project
- Claremont Institute
- Daily Torch
- Federalist
- Gatestone Institute
- Hollywood in Toto
- Hoover Institution
- Hot Air
- Hugh Hewitt
- InstaPundit
- Jewish World Review
- Law & Liberty
- Legal Insurrection
- Liberty Daily
- Lileks
- Lucianne
- Michael Ramirez Cartoons
- Michelle Malkin
- Pipeline
- RealClearPolitics
- Ricochet
- Steyn Online
- Tim Blair
Media
Subscribe to Power Line by Email
Temporarily disabled
Notice: All comments are subject to moderation. Our comments are intended to be a forum for civil discourse bearing on the subject under discussion. Commenters who stray beyond the bounds of civility or employ what we deem gratuitous vulgarity in a comment — including, but not limited to, “s***,” “f***,” “a*******,” or one of their many variants — will be banned without further notice in the sole discretion of the site moderator.