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>> [laughs] first of all, there is no 60 vote threshold for a nominee. samuel alito was confirmed 58-42. clarence thomas was confirmed 52-48. the lean times you need 60 votes as of the other party filibusters and there has never, in the history of the republican come up in a filibuster of an associate justice for the supreme court. the democrats would be doing something unprecedented in terms of filibustering judge gorsuch. this attachment to 60 votes and super majority and all of the rest of it is kind of unique because in 2013, they didn't care so much about that. they were very happy to inv...

One nominee. >> martha: marc. >> [laughs] first of all, there is no 60 vote threshold for a nominee. samuel alito was confirmed 58-42. clarence thomas was confirmed 52-48. the lean times you need 60 votes as of the other party filibusters and there has never, in the history of the republican come up in a filibuster of an associate justice for the supreme court. the democrats would be doing something unprecedented in terms of filibustering judge gorsuch. this attachment to 60 votes and super majority and all of the rest of it is kind of unique because in 2013, they didn't care so much about tha...