The Preparation of Senate Democrats in the Judiciary Committee

12 senators have anonymously sounded this alarm. Diane Feinstein is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. People working for her and with her do not think she is fit for the job or equipped to lead in the way that she needs to, says Julian Zelizer. The party then goes into the confirmation hearings without as unified and strong a front as they could if everyone was on the same page.