President Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh after nominating him to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9. (Photo: Screen capture/White House YouTube)

(CNSNews.com) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said the Senate will vote to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee "this fall." The White House wants Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed by Oct. 1, in time for the new term.

But that's waiting too long, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said on Monday: "This has to happen before the Democrats get to go home for two months and campaign and start destroying whoever this nominee is," Limbaugh told his listeners.

The campaign against Judge "Kava-NO!," as some protesters are calling him, began as soon as President Donald Trump uttered his name Monday night -- even before that, if you count the press releases that were ready to roll before the nominee was ever announced.

Limbaugh said regardless who the president nominates, a quick confirmation is the critical element: