Capitol hill. What do you hear from people. Whats the smell of the crowd . It seems to me theyre not quitting . Reporter no, theyre not quitting. There is a sense of at least a temporary defeat here. Democratic lawmakers who thought perhaps in this last week long extension they may have found a way to derail this nomination. And the protesters you can see in much smaller numbers outside. More than 160 arrested, theyre fired up right now. Were going to find out in a month or so if this nomination forced through by republicans on nearly a party line vote, will be enough to exchange what has been an issue that has animated conservative voters more than it has liberal and progressive voters, democrats typically speaking dont vote on judicial nominations in the same way that republicans do, now, perhaps, democrats are going to be fired up about this, you just heard from Mitch Mcconnell saying, this has rallied his base in a way that nothing else has been done during a Trump Administration h
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