the consequences of it. we have different kinds of allegations here. hill and thomas, they were both adults. she was working for him at the eeoc and the department of education. it was sexual harassment. she never alleged that he had touched her. in the case of brett kavanaugh and his accuser, christine blasey ford, she says that he pulled her into a bedroom, pinned her down, and sexually assaulted her. they were both teenagers at the time, much different than these adults. we also have the context of a very partisan process. he's within just, you know, 51 to 49 republicans control. there's very little margin of error here. back in 1991, in the end, clarence thomas was confirmed 52-48, with the help of 11 democrats. that's such a different atmosphere. >> and that was the closest it's