senator john koons. he said it is up to democrats how gorsuch gets confirmed. if they want to come to the table, help republicans get enough support so they can break a filibuster, then they don t have to go nuclear. otherwise sounds like they will be nuclear. sounds like the direction it looks, but nobody will say that for sure. melissa: what are democrats trying to do to avoid having the nuclear option used against them? reporter: there is one from delaware who is saying he wants to go and sit down. we just heard this as well from chuck shumer. they want to figure out a way to keep their filibuster abilities inta intact because the nuclear option would wipe out their ability to filibuster. it does not seem like a deal the imminent. this is why. what the majority leader did to merritt garland by denying him even a hearing is even worse than a filibuster.