Neil Gorsuch is now a justice on the Supreme Court, something that was inevitable all along. With 52 Republican senators, there was nothing Democrats could do to stop this.
But Democratic senators felt it was essential to strongly express their opposition. Democrats regard this as a stolen seat that should have gone to Merrick Garland, and are angry to see a staunch conservative replace Justice Antonin Scalia.
I worry that some of the wrong lessons have been drawn from the fights over Garland and Gorsuch. Indeed, some false myths have emerged that could affect the confirmation process for future vacancies on the Supreme Court.