[HelloooClareece]

"I can't imagine anyone here expecting less or not feeling insulted if the selection was one of them."

Exactly right. I have read she is unfazed by the criticism which is a good sign to me. It means she can't be swayed and I like that quality a lot. Kinda like Bush ignores the polls. Shows his backbone. I suspect this lady is stronger than we think and I want her to get the chance to prove it.

[TheForceOfOne]

Without proof of their fears, they have recreated the Salem Witch Hunts with nothing more than whispers that become facts.

You hit on a very important fact, her strong will which will be tested severely by the Liberal culture of Washington D.C. which has corrupted conservative justices over and over.

[Pyncho]

Unfazed, no. It just means that she is on automatic pilot and oblivious. She is now going through the motions. She will either win by a slender margin, and thereby embarrass the President, or lose by a slender margin, and thereby embarrass the President. It is time for Harriet to withdraw, or else to assert a medical difficulty (instead of withdrawing outright).