The ABA's Rating didn't matter a damn for any of the other nominees.
Why should this?
Not true. They're were useful in hoisting the RATs by their own petards on the nominations of Roberts and Alia.
Why should this?
At best, It's a weather vane kind of thing. It appears to signal that the tides have shifted and the ABA has stopped trying to curry favor within the administration or placate the conservatives... The only reason I surmise for that...is because they have calculated that the administration has lost so much political ground they can dispense with any such charade without consequence.
At worst, it means we are done getting Supreme Court appointments through the gauntlet...