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Help tonight in trying to figure out what is likely to happen next. joining us now is my friend michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. michael, its great great to have you with us tonight on a really big night. >> thank you. it is a big night. thank you, rachel. >> in terms of the vote here, i want to mention one little historical piece of trivia here. i mentioned that it doesnt look like -- >> cant wait. >> technically 51-49. it looks like it will be -- if kavanaugh is confirmed wi...

By the time he was ready to run for a third term in 1992, he honestly didnt even expect anyone to run against him. at the time he cast that yes vote for clarence thomas, there was no challenger declared to run against him, either from his own party or from the republican party. he cast his vote for clarence thomas on october 15th, 1991. two days later, on october 17th, 1991, senator alan dixon went home to illinois to a democratic party fundraiser at the navy pier in chicago, and much to everyon...

But the first dump dixon protest was two days after dixons yes vote for the clarence thomas nomination. two days after that protest, its clear that senator al dixon, al the pal, was starting to have a little bit of an uh-oh moment about what that vote might cost him. this is from "the daily dispatch," a newspaper from moline, illinois, from october 19th, 1991. so this is four days after dixons yes vote on thomas. its only two davis after he got picketed by women protesters holding the dump dixon...

Indicate kavanaughs involvement personally in trying to quash one of the allegations from his yale classmate deborah ramirez before that allegation ever became public last month, as those machinations continue, among democrats and among those who have tried to sound the alarm that kavanaugh has lied to the committee and that the allegations against him are corroborated, as we head toward what we still expect to be tomorrows final vote, tonights glee from republicans is definitely the current new...

The midterms will be held on november 6th, exactly one month after tomorrows vote. back in 1991, the thomas vote happened not in an election year, but at the time it happened, at a time that gave women plenty of time to decide that they might want to run for office themselves in response to what they had seen happen with that nomination. >> women who say theyre new to political activism and planning to get involved in this years elections for many reasons. >> this year just took on a whole new t...

President of the united states making george h.w. bush a one-term president. today maine republican senator susan collins appears to have sealed the confirmation prospects for brett kavanaugh for the u.s. supreme court after he faced more serious sexual misconduct allegations than even clarence thomas faced as a nominee. unless things change between now and tomorrow afternoon when the final vote is expected, the vote on kavanaugh looks like it will be 51-49. actually, technically, it will be 50-...

>> and so, in closing, i would like to quote from another illinoisan, our great 16th president, abraham lincoln. let us have faith that right makes might and that in faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it. >> carol moseley-braun on election night, 1992. thats the same night that a young democrat named bill clinton turfed out the incumbent republican president of the united states, making george h.w. bush a one-term president. today, maine republican senator susan collins...

Clinton turfed out the incumbent republican president of the united states, making george h.w. bush a one-term president. today, maine republican senator susan collins appears to have sealed the confirmation prospects for brett kavanaugh for the u.s. supreme court after he faced more serious sexual misconduct allegations than even clarence thomas faced as a nominee. unless things change between now and tomorrow afternoon, when the final vote is expected, the vote on kavanaugh looks like it will ...

Two days after that protest, its clear that senator al dixon, al the pal, was starting to have a little bit of an uh-oh moment about what that vote might cost him. this is from the daily dispatch, a newspaper from moline, illinois, from october 19th, 1991. so this is four days after dixons yes vote on thomas. its only two davis he got picketed by women protesters holding the dump dixon signs at a democratic fundraiser. this is two days after that. and you see stevenson referenced in the headline...

More than ever to get out and help some of our great candidates who are running, the courageous candidates like heidi heitkamp, who this was not an easy vote for but did the right thing in her heart. i think that sells most of all. but what inspires me is all of the women running across the country today are candidates who are out there saying we can be a better country. we have a better vision. we want something better for our young daughters, and we do not want the message sent to them that th...