Not sure if i agree with you but it’s a mighty fine and possible explanation for their tactics.
In this case, they simply want to use the “nuclear option” in ads against Republicans to paint them as “extreme.” The left loves Gorsuch. The most politically astute lefties like Maddow knew he was “their kind” of Republican on day one. The use of the nuke option is a win-win for them. They get Gorsuch on the court instead of a conservative, and they still to get rile up their base by saying the Republicans are doing a lawless, extremist takeover of the country. There is NOTHING to celebrate on this issue for conservatives.