Which previous confirmation process is comparable to what Sotomayor is experiencing?
Kaufman: I think [Antonin] Scalia. There was a consensus, and there was the ethnic piece to it. A number of prominent Italian Americans — Dennis DeConcini, but primarily Mario Cuomo — said, “We have great pride in the fact that this was the first Italian American on the Court.” And it really cut across party lines. NLJ: Do you think she’ll get a unanimous vote like Scalia did? Kaufman: No, I don’t think she’ll get a unanimous vote. The real question is, does she have a chance to lose or not? She’s pretty much got that covered. She isn’t someone who’s going to change the direction of the Court. And then, finally, unless something comes out that we don’t know about, she’s competent, she has integrity, and she has experience. That’s kind of the way it was with Scalia. And the fact that she’s a Hispanic American makes it very different for some folks — how they have to take that into account and how they’re going to vote. NLJ: Obviously, the intensity of this process has changed in the
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