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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is facing a shrinking pool of potential GOP supporters for her Supreme Court confirmation as Republicans harden their opposition.
Democrats can confirm Jackson without any Republican support if all 50 of their members are united and Vice President Harris breaks a tie. But they are hoping to peel off at least one GOP “yes” vote.
Though Jackson avoided the type of misstep that would sink her nomination, GOP senators say the hearing did little to win over their members.
“I think the read out from the members who have been in the hearing room for those of us who haven’t been in the hearing room is that she’s not changing minds,” said Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Republican senator.
“They were thinking that she might win people over. I think if anything a closer examination of her record ... has probably moved some of our members in the opposite direction.”