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walkingman

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4. I watched the hearing and I thought it was clear that Anita Hill was telling the truth.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:10 AM

Thursday

Key Details of the Vote:

Total Votes: 52 "Yea" (Confirm), 48 "Nay" (Oppose).

Supporting Democrats (11): David Boren (OK), John Breaux (LA), Dennis DeConcini (AZ), Alan J. Dixon (IL), J. James Exon (NE), Wyche Fowler (GA), Ernest Hollings (SC), J. Bennett Johnston (LA), Sam Nunn (GA), Chuck Robb (VA), and Richard Shelby (AL).

Opposing Republicans (2): Jim Jeffords (VT) and Robert Packwood (OR).
Final Margin: The narrowest for a Supreme Court nominee in over a century.

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