“Committed to preserving the Senate 'blue slip' tradition for judicial nominees and to opposing efforts to abolish it, which functionally requires home-state senators' sign-off before certain nominees advance.”
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The cited PBS NewsHour article (Aug 26, 2025) verifiably documents Tillis publicly opposing abolition of the Senate blue-slip tradition: as a Judiciary Committee member he posted on X that getting rid of the blue slip 'is a terrible, short-sighted ploy' and told fellow Republicans they 'shouldn't fall for it.' This directly supports the promise's core commitment to oppose efforts to abolish the blue slip, so the promise is upheld. However, the source does NOT establish leadership (no bill, amendment, or organized effort sponsored/authored/led by Tillis), so CHAMPIONED overstates the evidence. The article frames Chairman Chuck Grassley — who controls the process and refused Trump's pressure — as the central actor, with Thune also opposing; the rating's claim that Tillis acted as 'the decisive Judiciary Committee vote, going further than any other senator' is not supported by the cited source. Downgraded from CHAMPIONED to FULL: genuine, on-record public opposition consistent with the promise, but not championing/leadership.
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