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The closest #SCOTUS confirmation vote in history was on March 14, 1881, when the Senate confirmed Justice Stanley Matthews by a 24-23 vote: senate.gov/pagelayout/ref There’s never been a tie vote (broken by the Vice President) to confirm _any_ federal judge, let alone a Justice.

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AFAIK, there couldn't be a tie in the past -- until the GOP recently changed the rules from requiring a vote of 60 to a simple majority.

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That's not true. The 60 vote requirement was for the vote to take place... It was not a requirement for confirmation.

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Thanks! I stand corrected.

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That was a Democrat move during Obama's presidency.