A “voice vote” would not have any recorded “no votes” as a vote is not taken. It simply means that it wasn’t deemed close enough or at least in doubt enough to call for a formal vote so you have no idea how many “No’s” there were or were not.
Richard Thornburgh prior to Barr was confirmed unanimously and was NOT uncommon at the time. Maybe you had a problem with Reagan’s pick as well?
Edwin Meese (super hard ass) 69-31 seriously, you’re trying to make your point with that?
2018: Barr was reported to the Senate on a 12–10, party-line vote. Barr was confirmed as the next Attorney General by a 54–45 near party-line vote. An extremely close vote by historical standards.
Yes.
Meese got 12 Democrat votes from Southern states that Reagan won decisively in 1984.