"If we end up with that gridlock I would say, 'If you can, Mitch, go nuclear.' Because that would would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was put up to that neglect. I would say it's up to Mitch, but I would say, 'Go for it'."
Why this kind of matters: Changing the Senate rules to approve a Supreme Court pick with just a majority (the so-called "nuclear option") is up to Mitch McConnell, who is not a fan of upending Senate traditions. Here is the Axios Facts Matter on the "nuclear option."
