our politics, that big money is corrupting our elections and government. this decision has run smack into enormous public opposition that has continued since it was decided. >> senator, let me get your take on what we're likely to see and that is the nuclear option being invoked here. obviously it's not something you'd like to see from republicans. they point right back at you guys and say look at november 2013. you guys started this. if the dems were in the same position they'd invoke the nuclear option. are those republicans wrong? >> well ul knyou know mitch get make his decision whether he wants to invoke the nuclear option or not. his candidate for this seat on the supreme court did not earn 60 votes. and in the past, that has meant you change the candidate. his view is that you should change the rules it seems. there may be some blowback in his caucus from that. >> the democrats are the ones who changed the rules on the lower court appointments starting november 2013. >> yes and specifically did not change it for the supreme court