Story highlights "I'll be 82 in March. They're not going to put an 82-year-old man on there," Hatch said

Some sources say top Democrat lawmakers want President Barack Obama to choose a Supreme Court nominee who would inflict maximum political pain on Republicans because he or she would be very difficult for the GOP to oppose

Washington (CNN) Sen. Orrin Hatch doesn't think he'd be nominated or confirmed to the Supreme Court, but the Utah Republican said Tuesday if he were, he'd live another 20 years just to do the job.

"That's kind of a joke. I'll be 82 in March. They're not going to put an 82-year-old man on there," he told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day." "Of course if they decided to do that, I'd have every Democrat praying for my demise. If they did do that, and it's not going to happen, but if they did, I would spend the next 20 years making sure that I did the job."

"I eat very, very well and exercise every day, but that's not even in the cards," Hatch added.

Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN on Monday that the consensus choice for a nominee would need the support of a majority of Republicans.

Asked if there were any consensus choice, the South Carolina Republican said, "Probably not. Orrin Hatch is all I can think of."

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