So why did the coward sign on to a deal with EXTREMIST LIARS?!
I think he answered that. He KNEW that the vote was 50-50 AT BEST - not including such wild cards as Spectre, etc.
He is on record as believing that this will gain an up or down vote on the floor for all of these judges, and that no others will be filibustered during this 109th. I hope he is right.