
Vice President Kamala Harris has cast the most tie-breaking Senate votes in U.S. history, a feat that’s underscored the increasingly partisan and divided nature of the upper chamber.
But the achievement also lays the groundwork for Republican attacks against Harris, the frontrunner to be the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
“It’s a big issue,” Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R‑SD) told the Washington Examiner. “That’s what campaigns are about. It should be about the issues, her record, and her views and how they differ and contrast with President Trump.”
Given the nature of the party-line votes, Harris is credited for pushing through some of the most divisive nominees and legislation in the Senate. Former President Donald Trump and down-ballot Republicans have taken notice, branding her as the liberal arbitrator responsible for many of Senate Democrats’ wins.
Harris has broken ties 33 times since 2021, including 27 times on nominees by President Joe Biden and six times on legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act and a nearly $2 trillion pandemic-era stimulus, per a Washington Examiner analysis.
Of her tie-breaking votes on nominees, nine were needed for final confirma …