I've been away a lot today. Do we have the current Senate vote (Ayes and nays) to this point?
No vote has occurred. C-SPAN2 was keeping track of Senators' positions, anticipating the vote that will be taken on a future day.
C-SPAN2 unofficial tally of Senators' positions on the confirmation vote of Samuel A. Alito to the Suprme Court.
Aye = 49 Nay = 23
7 GOP yet to commit: 21 DEM yet to commit:
Chaffee Akaka Johnson
Collins Bayh Landrieu
Smith Bingaman Lautenberg
Snowe Byrd Levin
Stevens Cantwell Lieberman
Vitter Carper Lincoln
Voinovich Conrad Menendez
Dayton Pryor
Dorgan Rockefeller
Inouye Sarbanes
Jeffords
DEM Crossover = 1 GOP Crossover = 0
Nelson (NE)
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