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For the man in the middle, the endgame is a critical test of leadership. With an eye on a presidential run in 2008, Frist will need the party's conservative base. But he also can't afford the stigma of presiding over a Senate that no longer works, should a partisan breakdown follow Republican efforts to push court nominees through."For the conservative movement from the grass-roots up, this is an absolutely essential battle to win," says Richard Lessner, executive director of the American Conservative Union. "It's a test Senator Frist simply has to pass if he is coming calling at the doors of conservatives in 2008."Passing that test won't be easy. Navigating the nuclear option - a rule change that prevents Democrats from filibustering to prevent a majority of senators from approving judicial nominees - is fraught with uncertainties. The best-case scenario for Frist is to play the hero for conservative voters, saving the nation's courts from activist judges - and Democratic "obstructionists."