democratic senators to support that vote, but they hope it could be bipartisan. i want to note, laura, the confirmation hearings continue later today. >> it has been bipartisan in the past. in the past she has received three republican votes and query whether they will vote for her this time. appreciate it. to dig a little deeper into all of this, we are joined by cnn political analyst jackie kucinich. >> good morning. >> all of this, mitch mcconnell understanding the stakes were low, this is a democrat for another democratic appointee. the strategy from at least some republicans senator ted cruz yesterday went off the rails into sort of mid terms, critical race theory. >> yes. >> i want to play just a small, little bit of what he did yesterday. >> do you agree with this book that is being taught to kids that babies are racist? >> senator, i have not reviewed any of those books, any of those