All it cost the Republicans was thair soul, presuming they had one to begin with.
In return they got three Judges that the Democrats did not care if they were confirmed anyhow. The two Judges that the Democrats really wanted to block , were blocked, probably for good.
Oh, the Democrats moaned, groaned, and caterwalled before allowing them to be confirmed, but it was a "do anything to me you want but please don't throw me into the briarpatch" thing.