this case just bowed to the elite in washington. and i think that's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. >> reporter: but sources tell cnn that the president was hardened that key conservative voices like ann coulter and writers at breitbart recently come to kavanaugh's defense. the white house is eyeing four red state democrats, three who voted for the president's first justice neil gorsuch. key republican moderate susan collins and lisa murkowski who both support abortion rights also likely to be the target of fierce lobbying efforts. collins, who voted for kavanaugh as a federal judge, promising to conduct a careful and thorough vetting of the president's nominee. >> this morning brett kavanaugh heads to capitol hill. he'll be meeting with vice president mike pence and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the battle for his confirmation has already begun. millions of dollars heading out to the air waves already this morning. meanwhile, here at the white house, president trump is expected to head over to