Senate Democrats reject justice department nominee Debo Adegbile

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You don't know how the Senate works, do you?

Explain

Basically, any member who votes "no" is allowed to call for a reconsideration at a later day. A member who votes "yes" is not. So, routinely, if the nomination goes down, the majority leader at the last moment switches his vote to "no", to be allowed to request a revote if he manages to get a majority in favor.