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Alan dixon, al the pal, was one of the senate democrats who voted yes on clarence thomas. and then after casting that yes vote, he had to go home to illinois. now, at this point in his career, alan dixon had won 29 consecutive elections. 29 in a row. starting with the first one he ever ran in at age 21. he had never lost an election. when he won his u.s. senate seat in the first place, he won it in a walk by nearly 15 points. when he got re-elected six years later, he won by 31 points. by the time he was ready to run for a third term in 1992, he honestly didn't even expect anyone to run agains...

What we still expect to be tomorrow's final vote, tonight's glee from republicans is definitely the current news cycle. but history might be the best 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, it's 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 doesn't look like -- >> can't wait. >> technically 51-49. it looks ...

Who is in charge matters, and that today in this year in 2018, the year of the me too movement, we are not going to sit at home and be quiet and just let it happen. we're not back to our houses. we're not going tell our stories. we are going to tell our stories. we will be believed, and we will make this country into a place that we are proud of. >> are you pleased with the way that your party, the democratic party, fought for this nomination? obviously this was a very closely fought nomination. senator manchin crossed over, appears to be a yes vote tomorrow as well as a yes vote for cloture t...