Missourian
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Do you not know the difference between cloture and confirmation?Republican George H W Bush
Thomas, Clarence 52-48 Oct 15, 1991
What happened to needing 60 votes?
Republican George W. Bush
Alito, Samuel A., Jr. 58-42 Jan 31, 2006
Again, why no 60 votes needed?
Republican Donald Trump
(because Mitch McConnell nuked the supreme court filibuster)
Barrett, Amy Coney 52-48 Oct 26, 2020
Kavanaugh, Brett 50-48 Oct 6, 2018
Gorsuch, Neil M. 54-45 Apr 7, 2017
Not a single nominee even came close to getting 60 votes
You need 60 votes to end debate on the confirmation proceedings and to bring the confirmation to a vote.
And you'll notice many more Republicans voted for Democrats confirmations than vice versa.