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Search committee conflict

I'm on a search committee and there is one candidate (internal) who the majority of the committee is in favor of for a TT position. I have a lot of reservations about this candidate because they didn't show a clear research agenda during their interview process and also, they displayed a lack of knowledge about what it means to be on the TT, what research is in their field, and what it takes to make tenure at an R1 (previously has been in a teaching line and is mostly focused on teaching aspects of the job). The other members are arguing that they (the candidate) can get up to speed after being hired into the TT position. They like the candidate's work and think the candidate can be molded to be research/tenurable material. I think their judgement is clouded because of internal friendships and politics. I am a newcomer and don't have the same long bonds. I prefer another candidate who has an objectively much stronger research profile (the other committee members admit it as well but still prefer their internal due to "better personality"). What do you think? What would you do? Go along with majority rules? Express my dissenting opinion and let the votes go where they go? Block and argue my point till the very end?
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Dissent and take a vote. If your view doesn’t gain a majority, be disappointed for a day or two and then be supportive of the new hire and help him/her be a successful TT faculty member insomuch as your busy schedule and other commitments will allow.