[xzins]

Alito will get all 54 republicans* and the 4 dems who have come out in support.

59-41.

[Cboldt]

59-41

Tradesports has great odds if you want to go for 60.

         
     Aye = 57                   Nay = 40
     1 GOP yet to commit:       2 DEM yet to commit:
   
     Snowe                      Landrieu
                                Rockefeller

     DEM Crossover = 4          GOP Crossover = 1
     
     Nelson  (NE)               Chaffee   (RI)
     Johnson (SD)
     Byrd    (WV)
     Conrad  (ND)

[Kozak]

59-41.

Whick will drive the DU and Kos nuts thinking if they could just have gotten those numbers on the cloture vote.....

[mosquitobite]

I'm going to predict the Dems will throw a few more votes Alito's way just to make sure at LEAST 61 confirm. If they don't, let's just say strategically they are dumber than I thought. Heck, we ought to be calling the wafflers and make SURE they vote against.

If you thought the DUmmies were sad yesterday, anywhere from 52 to 59 votes would demoralize a bunch of them to the point of staying home in November - that is VERY good for us in an off year. They'd also work against some Dems in the primaries (thus saving the GOP money! LOL!)

Ken, will you add me to your ping list?

[maica]

Alito will get all 54 republicans* and the 4 dems who have come out in support.

59-41.

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And this will seriously damage the minds of the freakleft who will say "See, there were enough votes against cloture." Oh, what a beautiful day!

The protesters in DC are having a miserable, cold, rainy day and night!