But the Senate Judiciary Ctte and then the full Senate get to vote.

Remember Kavanaugh's confirmation vote in 2018 was 50-48, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted against, Susan Collins for, Joe Manchin (D-WV) also for [0]. Susan Collins' reluctant-voice-of-moderation act has run out of steam, finally, probably decades overdue

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh_Supreme_Court_...

Unfortunately American politics has completely deteriorated to a civil war between red and blue.

Which I suppose is another thing that was predicted but not acted upon: the establishment of political parties.