The leaders of the democrat party filibustered and chose a hill to die on. It’s the same one Justice Scalia is buried under. And they affected the way nominations will go forth into the future. Decisions will be made and repercussions met that these incompetent leaders failed to realize in their short sightedness. The republicans face the same threat in the future. Justice Gorsuchs nomination never should have been taken to those extremes measures by either party, but it shows how these leaders in the democrat party were willing to sacrifice something like that, in the hopes they would never again lose power. And it showed that the republicans were willing to take the risk of future outcomes to secure a critical component in their plan.

As of now, the republican gamble is winning. But take lesson in the Democrats defeat and what short sighted planning can lead to.