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Channel GOP · Hearing · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Durbin: James Sullivan lost a Texas Supreme Court race, and his Senate questionnaire arrived the next day

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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin says Republicans are rushing nominees because they are losing the majority. He says Sullivan lost his Texas Supreme Court election on Tuesday, November 3rd, the administration submitted his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire the very next day, and the committee is giving him an expedited hearing.

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Durbin
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hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee
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49 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Why? Because the Republicans are losing the majority and they're afraid that unqualified, maga loyalists won't withstand close scrutiny when Democrats are in the majority. Consider two Texas nominees who are slated for next week's hearing, James Sullivan and Elliot Geyser. On Tuesday, November 3rd, James Sullivan lost his election for the Texas Supreme Court. The very next day, the administration submitted his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire, which had obviously been prepared in advance. So here's an individual who was running for the Supreme Court, and when he didn't make the cut at the start of the next day, he decided his career was best at the federal level. And this committee is giving this man expedited hearing.

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