JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<table class="main">
  <colgroup><col class="votes"><col></colgroup>
  <tr>
    <td>Votes</td>
    <td>Comments</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <p class="vote-desc">Some long name, really long, like really super long</p>
      <p class="vote-desc">Another long name, really long</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p class="comment">A really, really, really, really, really really really really really, really long comment. A really, really, really, really, really really really really really, really long comment. A really, really, really, really, really really really really really, really long comment. A really, really, really, really, really really really really really, really long comment. A really, really, really, really, really really really really really, really long comment.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

CSS

.main {table-layout: auto;}

.vote-desc {height: 12px; line-height: 12px;}