Who Voted Against Gorsuch? Full List Of Senators Who Opposed Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

The Senate went “nuclear” Thursday afternoon with a party-line vote to lower the threshold needed to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Justice Nominee Neil Gorsuch to a simple majority of 51 votes from the previous requirement of 60 votes. The New York Times provided a full list of how each of the 100 senators voted here.

Earlier Thursday, Democrats successfully blocked a vote to end their filibuster, a tactic senators often use to prevent or delay a proposal or confirmation. However, Democratic Senators Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Michael Bennet of Colorado voted with their Republican counterparts to bring the filibuster effort to a close.

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As part of a procedural strategy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted with the Democrats to continue the debate, giving himself the opportunity to call for a vote to reconsider the decision to keep the debate going. That motion passed 55-45, with Donnelly, Heitkamp and Manchin defecting once more.

A vote to postpone Gorsuch’s nomination, in line with the Democrats’ desire to wait until the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s inquiry into the administration’s ties to Russia comes to a close, failed, with the Democrats unanimously voting in favor and the Republicans all voting against the proposal. Following the tally to maintain the 60-vote threshold, which was equally split between the parties, Donnelly, Heitkamp and Manchin once again joined the Republicans in a vote to end the debate for the day. A final vote on Gorsuch’s nomination was slated for Friday, according to the Times.

Republicans criticized their opponents for what Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) called “blind obstruction.” But Democrats fired back, labeling the attempt to lower the confirmation vote threshold a violation of Senate rules and described their opposition as having more to do with the nominee himself than a partisan skirmish.

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After the death of the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, McConnell stated bluntly that he wouldn’t bother allowing a hearing for then-President Barack Obama’s moderate pick, Merrick Garland. Many, including the New York Times’ editorial board, have referred to the tie-breaking Supreme Court seat, now likely to be filled by Gorsuch, as “stolen” by the Republicans.