Only three Democrats — Heitkamp (ND), Manchin (WV) and Donnelly (IN) — voted to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this week. So the trivia question is … Prior to Gorsuch, what successful Supreme Court nominee received the fewest confirmation votes from one party’s senators?
Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for our Political Junkie newsletter. You’ll get all the latest from Team PJ every issue.
Last week’s question was: Since World War II, what Republican president saw the biggest loss in House seats in the midterm election two years into his first term?
The answer? Ronald Reagan. In 1982, with the economy hurting and Reagan’s numbers sinking, the GOP lost 26 House seats that year.
The randomly selected winner is Patricia Saiger Limbacher of St. Paul, Minn. Patricia wins the coveted Political Junkie button.
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