re: #15 Romantic Heretic

Translation: We’re not going to sacrifice our careers doing the right thing.

If they can hold their seats as Democrats in states that would otherwise vote Republican, it’s probably not a terrible trade off. Gorsuch will likely vote the same way that Scalia would have voted, so the balance of the court isn’t changing with this appointment (as I mentioned yesterday, it’s the next two or three appointments that will matter in that regard). Two additional Democrats in the Senate are probably more valuable long term for Democratic/progressive interests.