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And its about to get ratcheted up to a 15. were about to see 30 hours of a debate. perhaps we could see a vote. perhaps it could stretch into sunday with one republican senator not here for a wedding, but were going to see continued protests, continued speeches, and continued enormous pressure on those four swing senators who have all now cast their first votes here on this procedural motion to move to this next phase tlooch phase. three yeses from the four on the fence and one no vote. i dont t...

And senator harris before approaching senator murkowski. youll recall, perhaps, if youve been watching or listening to us for an hour or so, senator murkowski and senator collins were seated next to each other during the vote. senator flake and in the cloak room, he was apparently -- senator flake was scrolling through his phone at one point while collins and murkowski continued to huddle, a big group of senate republicans, they gathered around senator mcconnell. cornyn, when he finished talking...

Especially a vote that will be remembered in history, and not every vote that we cast will be remembered in history, but when there is a vote to be remembered in history, then sometimes, members will decide at that moment. so i can understand her struggle as a are republican senator, but she is a conscientious member of the senate, and i ohope that her ultimate vote is what she did in the procedural vote with which is a no. i hope that senator collins ultimately votes no. and that we can stop th...

Want to say, and shes keeping her cards very close to the vest here apparently leaving out the possibility that something different could happen tomorrow. it seems to me if you vote no on this first motion, youre unlikely to go backwards on it. the thing about not talking to mansion is interesting, too. ever since the ford accusations came up, joe mansion, lisa murkowski, susan collins and jeff flake have been keeping very close counsel together, the four of them. not necessarily coordinating th...

Now speaking on the floor of the senate. these speeches, garrett, what are they designed to do? are senators actually trying to change the minds of some of their colleagues, or are these speeches that are designed for their constituents? >> these speeches are designed for constituents at home. theyre designed for campaigns. they are not designed to change the votes of these key senators. the kind of lobbying, and the kinds of discussions that are happening right now behind closed doors are so mu...

Susan collins has tried to keep her cards close to her vest during this process. she has been inundated probably more than any other single senator by the protests that have been going on up here, and by extraordinary outside pressure. remember, there was that effort in maine to raise money for an as yet unnamed opponent of hers who might run against her in 2020 if she supported brett kavanaugh. collins has been at the middle, the dead center of absolutely every contentious fight we have had in ...

The lobbying thats happening here, the efforts to change votes are happening at a much more micro, much more personal level than the floor speeches youre seeing right now, which are designed for much wider consumption back home. >> it could also provide folks with just a little bit of color here. weve got the producers there inside the chamber, also outside as well. in fact, lets take it and take a look see inside the upper chamber if we can as senator cornyn speaks, we can tell you that moments...

Ing to confirm brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. senator menendez, does that surprise you? >> no. i mean, i are respect senator flak flake, but look, anyone who asked for an investigation as senator flake did, and then look looks at the investigation, and the results of the investigation they did, and that is not an investigation. i wont repeat what i said yesterday, but clearly, that is not an investigation. seven witnesses that dr. ford offered to the attorneys were not interviewed and dr....

One of the things to remember is aside from smarts you have to show judicial temperament, and everything he did showed he did not have that temperament. >> thank you for coming on the show. i want to thank all our guests and panelists who have been with us. craig melvin, you have a lot to unpack. the final vote will move forward now on judge brett kavanaughs confirmation to the supreme court. hallie, thank you. good morning to you. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we a...

I think that you have -- we have all been seeing it, and it is a difficult decision for everybody. it really is. and so, anyway, we did our best. >> and will you have vote to confirm tomorrow? >> yes, i believe so. >> and so there is jeff flake there, and a yes vote on kavanaugh saying that they believe they have the votes, and the white house is indicating that they believe it has the votes as well. >> senator menendez, it would seem as if, and i mean, we will hear from senator kol lip -- colli...