Hellooooooooooooo 78 VOTES, to the right we can lose 28 votes and still confirm someone, we just need 60 of the 78 votes in favor of Roberts to end a filibuster.
Because there are 11 Rinos on record opposing the nuclear option.
That just isn't so, despite all your crying. There were 50 votes in favor when the Gang of 7 torpedoed it because they didn't really want to, although at least two said they would if they had to.
The entire list of those willing to help McCain totaled 11. He only needed to use 7 of them.
You would not get 78 votes on someone to the right of Roberts. You would lose all democrats, so the most you could get would be 55.
But a filibuster can be sustained with only 41 votes, so there you go......no confirmation of those to the right of Roberts.
I smell coffee......