The big picture: All 11 Democrats voted in favor of Jackson’s promotion, while 11 Republicans voted against the equally divided committee. But a tie will not affect whether it is ratified.
Under Senate rules, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sumer may still be running for office, but he will have to go through additional procedural steps to do so.
Take the difference quickly: Democrats on the committee did not vote in the 2018 nomination of a Supreme Court nominee, according to Judge Brett Kavanaugh, when they voted against his candidacy.
During Amy Coney Barrett’s hearings in 2020, Democrats boycotted the committee vote, with all 12 Republicans at the time voting in favor of Barrett’s promotion without a landslide. Jackson’s confirmation is far from certain, as all Democrats plan to vote for her, as does Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
