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No his vote was not needed, the filibusters succeeded without him.

i don't know how you could not be aware of that.

Now, as you youeself frequently point out, it will be a very near thing whether a filibuster of a reasonable pro-life judge can succeed. Now, the votes of our moderates will be needed to stop the nominees.
They can't hide behind the Dems like they did before.

Our moderates didn't get their high NARAL ratings from voting against their voters' wishes on the filibusters.

Unless the filibuster is changed nominees will only be approved if they are acceptable to moderates with NARAL ratings of 83 to 90. Or if our moderates vote against their constituents' wishes.

It's a sure recipe for giving those seats to Dems.

No his vote was not needed, the filibusters succeeded without him. i don't know how you could not be aware of that.

Your post makes absolutely no sense. The filibuster is what killed getting our judges confirmed. We needed every vote we could muster. It would have been in Chafee's political interest to vote FOR the filibuster, not AGAINST it. Chafee voted with the president on his judicial nominees, and we continue to need his help on getting to 60 votes.