I want a filibuster. You want a filibuster. Everyone on this site wants a filibuster. And while a plurality of Americans do not want a filibuster, 38% do. This desire for a filibuster has led to a lot of vote counting and speculating. Can the Democrats get to 41? So far, Ben Nelson of Nebraska is the only Senator indicating he will vote in favor of confirmation, and Chris Bowers over at MyDD has this to say:
From what I have heard, right now the "no" votes on Alito are somewhere in the range of 44-47, and the filibuster votes are somewhere in the range of 37-40. In other words, we are close, but not there yet. Unfortunately, I have no idea who the weak Senators are on the filibuster vote, so I can't give you any information which contacts would be best to make.
So, can Democrats get to 41? In my opinion, this is the wrong question. The real question should be, can Democrats get to 51. Cause without 51, 41 doesn't matter.
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