So far the Democrats have noticed that an overlapping coalition of minorities, professionals, urbanites, and media support them, and concluded this means they can do whatever they decide

So far the Republicans have established that the electoral apparatus supports them and concluded they’re within rights to insist on what they decide

Democrats have announced that they will drag out the appointment process as long as possible

Republicans cannot afford to break unity while the Gorsuch nomination goes through

This is widely understood as a victory for the Democrats, at least by the Democrats