joining me now democratic strategies chris covinas and also republican strategist joe watkins the director of hill solutions a firm that con sults government and business. i ll start off with you on this. already, we know there s going to be a battle. what do you believe will be the battle cry of the republicans here? i think republicans want what americans want which is a justice of course who will be impartial, somebody who will come to the supreme court without an agenda who won t try to legislate from the bench, somebody who will strictly terpt the constitution and somebody who represents judicial restraint. i think if this happens republicans will be very pleased and americans will be pleased because that s the kind of justice we d like to see. the question becomes is the appetite the democrats have for a bruising battle, because if the president offers up a name that s somebody from the far left, there will be a strong response from republicans. and let me bring in chris. i