How many votes does it take to defeat Alito?

[FreedomAngel82]

And how many do we have now?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. It Takes 51 Votes

Can't be a tie, or Dickhead would get the deciding vote.

Most Dems can hope for on their own is 44, since one jerkoff has defected. They need at least 7 repubs to side with them. Better chance of getting hit with lightning unfortunately.

They only need 40 to Fillibuster, so long as they go along with the idea and 5 or more don't defect on that.

[Skidmore]

2. Well, the current official tally is 53-25. Still a long way to go.

[TexomaDem]

10. 54-29

and Robert Byrd just voted "yes"


:wtf:

[saracat]

Another Dem just defected. That is two. . Nelson of Nebraska!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

6. Nelson & Who Else? nt

[saracat]

9. Tim Johnson SD

[shraby]

3. Here's the list that's posted on dailykos

Dems voting "No"
Baucus (MT)
Biden (DE)
Boxer (CA)
Clinton (NY)
Dodd (CT)
Durbin (IL)
Feingold (WI)
Feinstein (CA)
Harkin (IA)
Inouye (HI)*
Kennedy (MA)
Kerry (MA)
Kohl (WI)
Leahy (VT)
Mikulski (MD)
Murray (WA)
Nelson, Bill (FL)
Obama (IL)
Reed (RI)
Reid, H. (NV)
Salazar (CO)
Schumer (NY)
Stabenow (MI)
Wyden (OR)

Dems leaning "No"
TBA

Dems voting "Yes"
Johnson, Tim (SD)* (following the Daschle "winning" formula of going along to, erm, get along. "Smart" move Tim.)
Nelson, Ben (NE)

Since then Jeffords has voted no.

[napi21]

4. A defeat takes 51 no's and we now have 25. BUT

the Pubs have 53 yes which means the only way Alito can be defeated now is via fillibuster, and that takes 41 Senators to vote for it!

It's nOT looking good.

[ThomWV]

5. The Real Question Is In Getting To The Vote - Not The Vote Itself

Alito might, or might not, be confirmable right now, but they are not going to vote on him right now and that little pictorial you see on the side of the C-Span screen is meaningless for the moment.

[LSK]

7. 41 for filibuster

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Thanks for all the replies

:)