What will be interesting is what will happen going forward. The process used by democrats was for putting lower court judges into place. Given the republican opposition under the Obama administration. The democrats used the process but put in rules that it would not be used for the supreme court nominations. Is this "one up"? Hardly. It seems that partisan politics have risen to a new level. 
Today it's being categorized as a "vindication". Vindication of what? We must remember, party majority changes all the time so when it changes, will we all be satisfied with yet another partisan victory? Even if HC won, the congressional majority plan would be the same as today.