Former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy sailed through his confirmation hearing with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Like his former Fox News colleague and Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, Duffy’s personality is magnetic and extremely likeable. Duffy’s edge over Hegseth is his Midwest roots, which allows him to come off affable and non-threatening, while still presenting himself as razor sharp and focused. Duffy also had the advantage of sitting down with most everyone on the Senate committee: Democrat and Republican. So, the atmosphere for Duffy’s confirmation hearing was much less formal, more collegial, and even contained moments of jocularity.
Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) opened the hearing, introduced ranking member Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), then went over housekeeping items before giving…
