If one more Republican on the Judiciary Committee gets Covid and can't vote they lose their

[yellowcanine]

majority but I guess Mitch could just stick in another Republican or two. Of course the floor vote could then be in question as well.

[tritsofme]

1. The real question is the floor vote.

Can they get 50 votes plus Pence? I have no doubt they would wheel these senators in their hospital beds to floor to cast their votes, but we will see.

[democrattotheend]

2. I think they allow proxy voting

The Senate changed its rules a few months ago to allow proxy voting in committee (but not in floor votes, if I recall). So the sick members of the Judiciary Committee can still vote by proxy to advance her. But they can't vote on the floor unless they change the rules, which I wouldn't put past them.

[MoonlitKnight]

3. Well, they might have trouble changing the rules

If they also don’t have the votes to confirm.