She was voted out 13-6, with Lindsey Graham providing the one and only Republican vote, which was needed for her to pass out of committee. Committee rules require at least one vote from the minority party.
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Like usual the Republicans missed a perfect moment to make a statement. It would have made a powerful point if the Democrats had to make a rule change to get their nominee out of committee.
Graham has been too-long in that place – we need term limits for Senators.
Term limits (especially for senators) means the (un-elected)bureaucrats and (unelected) senate staffers have the experience and skills to control the elected representatives. This is observable already with short-time reps. No thanks. You don’t like a senator, donate to their opponent; ad vote against them if you can.