They are.Asses in seats are kind of important on the USSC.
Why do you think the Federal Society exists?
Why did McConnell make up rules as he wanted when he had the power to block or rush through appointments?
It took FAR too long for the Democrats to understand that "seize the Court because it is a counter-majoritarian power center" was an active tactic of the Conservative movement.
Without some way to de-escalate, those days of judges getting wide bi-partisan support are long gone.
I'd like to think we won't get to the point of political assassination of supreme court justices, but I can't rule it out in the future.