Kavanaugh passed through the committee by an 11-10 partisan vote, although Republican Jeff Flake expressed reservations about his “yes” vote.
Frankly, Flake’s vote and the entire committee vote was meaningless, since McConnell was going to take up the vote in the Senate even if the committee had voted against Kavanaugh.
But …
“Flake said at the last minute that he could not promise to vote for Kavanaugh on the Senate floor and called for a delay of up to a week for a further investigation of sexual assault accusations.”