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I support the filibuster, but not in its current form.
A speaking filibuster during a Senate debate can be worthwhile. It can call attention to a worthy issue. It can delay votes while negotiations take place. It can rally voters to influence their representatives.
The 60-vote rule is a new innovation (from the 70s, I believe) and I think it has been terribly abused. Legislation is thrown out completely if it does not pass the 60-vote threshold. I think that is a mistake.
Return to the speaking filibuster, the one we had for the first 190 years of our republic.