Partisan escalation can ultimately overwhelm our basic inclination to work together. >> reporter: republicans repeatedly touting nominee neil gorsuch's qualifications and blaming anger at trump for the democratic block aid. >> the opposition to this particular nominee is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> you know that he'll be confirmed and you know in your hearts of heart that he deserves to be confirmed, and that's why this is especially sad state of affairs. >> reporter: the change, that so-called nuclear option, dropped the thres...