The closest Gorsuch came to page-one coverage by these publications was a small photograph, below the fold, on the front of the Post, teasing an article printed on page 7.

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Sorry, your honor. Or should I say, you're welcome?

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The best thing for Gorsuch might be to keep a low media profile. In hour after hour of questioning, Senate Democrats have been looking hard for something that will fire up public opposition to the judge; Gorsuch's relegation to the inside pages of major newspapers is a sign that he has not provided it.

As The Post's Ed O'Keefe, Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow reported Thursday in a story about Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer's plan to stall a vote via filibuster, “Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee became increasingly frustrated by Gorsuch’s bland answers.”

He's bland! That's not an especially compelling rallying cry.

Setting stories about the Jalens and the phonebook Romeos aside, there really is a lot of other news. Just this week, media outlets have rightfully devoted gobs of coverage to a congressional hearing about Russian election meddling, an upcoming vote on health-care reform and a terrorist attack in London. To break through, Gorsuch would have to set off some pretty big fireworks.