Sen. Bond, a vote for the first cloture vote is the same as a vote for the Senate bill. We do not need any more smoke and mirrors like that one Senator. He knows that if the second cloture vote passes, that will lead to final passage requiring only a 51 vote majority for approval. He knows there are 50+ votes for final passage. He thus can vote no on the second cloture vote and final passage, thereby saying, incorrectly, that he opposed the bill in the first place.
Not the way I understand it. If the second cloture vote fails, the bill dies.