We need to fight the bullies now.

There is no doubt that President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, is an impeccably qualified jurist. If Judge Gorsuch had been nominated to replace any justice other than Anton Scalia, he would probably win confirmation with relative ease. Unfortunately, Democrats, given the horrible and disrespectful treatment shown to the first nominee to succeed the late Justice Scalia, Merrick Garland, need to fight this nomination with great ferocity. Bullies need to be stood up to and Democrats need to stand up to the Republican intransigence for the last year. If they do not, then their base are not going to vote for the Democratic Senators in the Red States anyway. It is better to give them candidates to vote for. In this increasingly partisan age, all candidates need to solidify the base that is reliable in turn out. If Democrats do not fight this nomination, the base may not be persuadable even if they later fight other battles. We need to fight this one now to prove we will not bow down to bullies.