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 heard joe scarborough say this