reversed. i expect that she will get confirmed. democrats have a 50/50 split in the senate. vice president harris breaks the tithe. i don't see why any democratic senator would vote against her. >> shannon: she got republican votes but there are republicans saying this is different. i'm going to look at it with fresh eyes. lifetime appointment. senator lisa murkowski said i've been clear that voting to confirm an individual to a lower court does not signal how i will vote for supreme court justice. do my due diligence. we heard a similar statement from senator joe manchin saying that i'm going to take this advice and consent think seriously. what do you think her meetings will be like and her time before the committee? >> she has got a winning personality. people saw that. she is gregarious. really grateful and very american i would say. i don't think the affirmative-action charge will really get any purchase.