and what have we learned about the way somebody is presented is not the way they wind up being on the court. we have our cnn legal analyst and supreme court biographer here to discuss. great to have you. perfect guest. who are the main hopefuls heading into tonight? >> right now it's down to judge neil gorsuch, and he was a george w. bush appointee, and he has a pretty solid conservative record. certainly in the mold of justice antonin scalia who he would be succeeding. and the other man is named thomas hardiman from pittsburgh and on the u.s. court of appeals for the 3rd circuit. two different stories. thomas hardiman paid his way working as a taxi driver, and