Republican leaders and a White House spokesman said they are sure she will be confirmed, but her opponents are still hoping to persuade one Republican senator to switch sides this weekend. Advertisements began running on television in support of DeVos, with one of them saying:Why is the radical left so full of rage and hate? They follow a digital pro-DeVos advertising campaign launched by America Rising Squared — an arm of the Republican super PAC America Rising. If Betsy DeVos can buy Senator Toomey’s vote, we should be allowed to do the same. pic.twitter.com/WGbvAYlSw0 — Julia Silge (@juliasilge) January 30, 2017A new element has entered the debate about DeVos — whether the opposition to DeVos is sexist.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2017 22:08 UTC