Right-wing conservatives hope to turn Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick into a great debate, but that doesn’t mean that Senate Republicans are on board.

A bastion of conservative groups have already come up with memos highlighting talking points to oppose potential picks, such as  Sonia Sotomayor and Diane P. Wood. Points include potential picks’ stances on abortion, gay marriage, and the role of religion in politics, The New York Times reports.

Another report published today, however, suggests Senatorial Republicans aren’t necessarily looking to dig in their heels:

Several Republicans acknowledge that it is unlikely they will be able to derail the nomination absent some startling revelation about the candidate.

Those Republicans, including senior staff aides and some senators, suggested in interviews that they believed Mr. Obama’s first nominee for the court would be confirmed without great difficulty no matter how they framed the issues during the confirmation process.

A senior Republican Senate official not connected to Mr. Sessions said, “Everyone up here can see the political pieces on the board.” The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss the situation candidly, added, “No one is talking about the possibility of defeating any nominee, barring something coming out of left field.”

Regardless of how lawmakers proceed, right-wingers hope that any battle will shore up support for a movement that’s suffered some tough defeats in recent years. Remarked fundraiser Richard A. Viguerie, "It’s an immense opportunity to build the conservative movement and identify the troops out there. It’s a massive teaching moment for America." If Viguerie’s hopes come true, then the Republicans who didn’t participate could be facing their own fight in the next elections