There are 9 key senators to look at on Pass judgement on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Ideal Courtroom, Politico studies: Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham, Roy Blunt, Rob Portman, Richard Burr, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinama.
Playbook: “Why this staff? Whilst Manchin and Sinema can lovely safely be counted as ‘sure’ votes for Dems, one of the most Republicans are ‘torn between supporting Jackson’s ancient nomination and vote casting no in line with opposition to her judicial philosophy. A couple of in that staff are retiring this yr, releasing them from the prospective political dangers of backing her nomination, even though a vote to substantiate Jackson would roil the GOP primaries recently underway to exchange them.’
