Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin painted a grim picture for liberals hoping that Senate Democrats have a trick up their sleeve to stop the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Durbin, a top Democrat in the upper chamber serving as minority whip, said on Sunday that his colleagues can only hope to “slow” Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court because of the Republican majority in the Senate and a dearth of defectors.

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