There is a bunch of republicans commenting to this now.
We had 3 RINO defectors that voted no for our nominee for Secretary of Defense, it came down to a tie, and our VP Vance cast the tie breaker vote, and Pete got confirmed and sworn in.
This should not be as hotly contested.
Remember we did not just win the Presidency by a landslide, we took seats in both houses of Congress too. We have a margin that should carry this.