YOU MEAN THE “REID OPTION:” Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees. “The nuclear option — a change of the Senate rules by a simple majority — gained its name because it was seen as an explosive maneuver that would leave political fallout for some time to come. But it’s now been deployed three times in just six years amid continuous partisan warfare over nominations.”

People warned Reid that this would happen, but he didn’t care because he thought the GOP would never control the Senate again. His confidence turned out to be misplaced.