Chairman of the senate jacket, he was in judiciary committee. None of them know exactly what senator collins is going to do. Just to set the stakes here, wolf, you named senator jeff flake. Thats 49. If he stays where he is, thats 49 senators, republicans need 50 and the tie breaking vote from Vice President pence. If Susan Collins says she will vote yes on the nomination, that is the vote that they need. Obviously were still waiting to hear from senator joe manchin, whether he plans to maintain his vote as well. A senator who has been undecided for the last couple of weeks, who has been going through a very, very difficult and complex process, a senator who on some of her crucial issues, most notably health care, roe v. Wade
said she feels very comfortable. She spent a lot of time behind the scenes reviewing that fbi report and now she has to make the decision, guys. Well find out soon enough, in the next few minutes. If she says shes going to vote yes in favor of confirmation, thats
president trump, gloria borger and mark chalian and arian d vau d vaugh. what are you hearing from your friends on the hill and the white house since you bridge both? well, i think right now there s a lot of optimism this will get completed. it s a departure from the way supreme court nominations used to go. it wasn t until 2005 we had our first cloture vote with alito. when clarence thomas was elected, there was never a minimum vote needed. if she announces she s going to vote against confirmation, it puts an enormous amount of