Shaun KingVerified account

Let’s be clear: if those Democrats who voted for Haspel had voted against her, she would not have been confirmed.

absolutely true. *although* one does wonder if it was a razor thing margin, if those R no votes get whipped back into the fold (ala Rand Paul on Pompeo).

After talking to a lot of people on the hill, I’m convinced Rand Paul would not have switched his vote. Flake is on the way out and has higher ambitions, so he may have stuck with it to separate himself from Trump. In any case, no defense for voting for her whatsoever.