washington president donald trump wednesday urge senate republicans go nuclear impose rule change force simple majority vote confirmation democrats block u.s. supreme court nominee neil gorsuch democrats maneuver hard fight gorsuch federal appeal court judge colorado see conservative intellectual begin hold private meet senators start top senate republican mitch mcconnell drum support nomination day trump pick 49-year-old lifetime job country top court trump fellow republicans control senate 52-48. democrats signal wednesday would set procedural hurdle know filibuster require 60 vote rather simple majority move toward confirmation gorsuch president urge mcconnell change long-standing senate rule eliminate filibuster supreme court nominees move dub nuclear option democrats block gorsuch want gorsuch go elegant process oppose demean process demean side want make look bad possible trump say refer democrats end gridlock would say mitch go nuclear trump say white house meet conservative advocacy group supreme court nominations require senate confirmation confirm gorsuch would reinstate supreme court conservative majority place decades justice antonin scalia death last feb. 13. court ideological shift could prove pivotal range issue include presidential power abortion death penalty transgender gun religious right trump comment come democrats plot strategy deal gorsuch nomination remain furious mcconnell refusal last year let senate hold confirmation hear vote democratic president barack obama nomination merrick garland succeed scalia court democratic senators argue republicans steal supreme court seat obama announce opposition gorsuch others say will hear senate democratic leader chuck schumer say senate floor gorsuch could meet standard republicans insist obama supreme court nominees least 60 vote confirmation problem lie senate nominee answer change rule senate change nominee someone earn 60 vote sixty vote produce mainstream candidate schumer add get 60 vote republicans hope lure eight democrats re-election 2018 republican-leaning state state vote trump last november include democrats indiana north dakota west virginia missouri michigan montana wisconsin well closely divide maine senator sherrod brown democrat republican-leaning ohio already announce would vote gorsuch senator tammy baldwin wisconsin say would review gorsuch record deeply trouble stances disable students workers women reproductive healthcare senator jon tester montana say interview want review gorscuch record women right issue add judge stance end-of-life issue distress me gorsuch know side christian owners company challenge federal requirements businesses provide insurance coverage women birth control write euthanasia assist suicide influential deep-pocketed americans prosperity promise vigorous effort help gorsuch get confirm use network wealthy contributors build support especially battleground state organization lead multi-billionaire brothers charles david koch ramp political campaign donations support republican candidates senate offices schumer say trump campaign someone would work man woman choose supreme court nominee side ceos citizens unfortunately judge gorsuch prove judicial philosophy outside mainstream time subjugate individual right corporations say democratic senator kirsten gillibrand new york come opposition nomination senator joe manchin moderate democrat meet nominee wednesday say supreme court nominee win support 60 senators urge fellow democrats give gorsuch chance manchin whose home state west virginia vote overwhelmingly trump re-election 2018. senate aid say republicans hop judiciary committee could hold hear vote nomination late march pave way confirmation full senate first week april happen gorsuch could high court time year major transgender right case trump urge republicans 'go nuclear defend high court pick