After heroically enduring these nightmarish and embarassing public hearings, Thomas was eventually confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48, which was at the time the narrowest confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in history. | After heroically enduring these nightmarish and embarassing public hearings, Thomas was eventually confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48, which was at the time the narrowest confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee in history. |