this has rallied his base in a way that nothing else has been done during a trump administration has. more than the tax cuts, more than the obamacare fight. this is an issue that has deeply polarized both parties. we've been hearing that for the last two weeks. aggressive and intense protests all the way around. the nifinal vote ends that way too. calling on shame on the senators. >> republicans have always cared about the court, going back to hamilton. they had their residual power after the party, the federalists lost all power, they still had the court, they still had marshall running the court. i think you're right, if there's going to be a time, that the liberal part of the country, the left, if you will, gets as excited about court appointments as the right has been for our history. let's bring in kristen welker at the white house.