Isn’t this the same bill that Democrats filibustered against for 54 days?
Probably. There once was a sizable conservative bloc within the Democratic party and they opposed the bill. Google “conservative coalition” and you’ll learn about the unofficial coalition of Republican and Democratic conservatives that worked together for many years.
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed by liberal Democrats working together with Republicans. Goldwater and five other Republicans voted against it.
You hear a lot of nonsense from Limbaugh and Hannity regarding the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as if its passage by a majority of Republicans was some sort of victory for conservatism. If they want to hero worship the likes of GOP Senators Nelson Rockefeller, Jacob Javits, Chuck Percy, Tom Kuchel they are more than welcome to, but they need to drop the pretense that this had any connection to conservative politics.
Gore voted against it.