After Friday morning’s cloture vote, which saw Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) vote “yes” and Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) vote “no” on advancing Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a final confirmation vote likely to occur Saturday evening, Alabama Republican Party chair Terry Lathan made a clear distinction between the state’s two senators.

She also reaffirmed the party’s support of the Supreme Court nominee.

“The Alabama Republican Party is very supportive of today’s vote now allowing Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation to come to a full floor vote in the U.S. Senate. We have the utmost respect for Judge Kavanaugh as he has endured baseless and slanderous attacks on his character from the left,” Lathan said in a statement.

She continued, “We deeply appreciate Senator Shelby’s yes vote today along with his careful consideration of the requests of Alabamians who want to see this confirmation move forward.”

In stark contrast to Shelby stands Jones, who notably did not uphold his commitment to meeting with Kavanaugh during the roughly three month confirmation process.

“It is an absolute shame Senator Doug Jones chose to vote no and deny the pleas and calls of his constituents who clearly want to see Judge Kavanaugh confirmed. In 2020 the voters will hold Senator Jones responsible for continually ignoring the will of Alabamians and instead choosing to follow the bidding of Democrat leadership,” Lathan emphasized.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn