Once nomination formally made, when was last time a cabinet secty failed to win confirmation? Tower? (And I'm not counting UN ambassador)
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@jonathanweisman Tom Daschle had to withdraw as nominee for HHS. Wouldn't that count?
@carenbohan Suppose so but was he formally introduced as HHS secretary nominee? And was Tower the last one to get as far as conf hearings?
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@jonathanweisman It would have been hard for the admin to contend with 2 nominees with tax problems so Daschle withdrew -
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@carenbohan I still think if Daschle's tax probs emerged 1st, he would've gotten thru, Geithner wouldve withdrawn. Geithner's much worse. -
@jonathanweisman@carenbohan History on Hagel's side for confirmation but Tower nominated quarter century ago. More political bloodlust now.
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@jonathanweisman He was formally nominated but both he and Geithner ran into tax problems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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