Blogs your wayPolitical Ticker (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sunday's votes on the Senate health care reform plan will likely play a big role in the congressional midterm elections this November. The issue may have the biggest impact on the most competitive House races, listed below. Democrats in Toss-up Re-election Races (as defined by the Cook Political Report, 3/18/2010) Senate Vote 3/21/2010 Travis Childers MS-1 N Steve Driehaus OH-1 Y...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
The healthcare reform bill passed this evening-- as did the related bill regarding the Senate fixes. The bill itself passed 219-212, with 34 Denocratic defections. The aisle crossers were: John Adler (NJ), Jason Altmire (Blue Dog-PA), Mike Arcuri (Blue Dog-NY), John Barrow (Blue Dog-GA), Marion Berry (Blue Dog-AR), Dan Boren (Blue Dog-OK), Rick Boucher (VA), Bobby Bright (Blue Dog-AL), Gene Chandler...
Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | yesterday
These people are the “Democrats” who need to lose their seats: John Adler NJ-3 Jason Altmire PA-4 Michael Arcuri NY-24 John Barrow GA-12 Marion Berry ARK-1 Dan Boren OK-2 Rick Boucher VA-9 Bobby Bright AL-2 Ben Chandler KY-6 Travis Childers MISS-1 Artur Davis AL-7 Lincoln Davis TN-4 Chet Edwards TX-17 Parker Griffith AL-5 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin SD-1 Tim Holden PA-1 Larry Kissell NC-8...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | yesterday
The House just voted to pass the healthcare bill that the Senate passed in December, 219-212. When the House voted on its own healthcare bill in November , 39 Democrats voted "no." On this bill, 34 Dems voted no. We'll bring you the roll call as soon as we have it. UPDATE : Roll call on Senate bill here . Of the 39 original "no" votes, 29 voted "no" a second time (note...
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
House Democrats who voted no on HCR? Screw these guys. Drum them all out of office. House Vote 165 - H.R.3590: On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments - NYTimes.com John Adler D -- N.J.-3 Jason Altmire D -- Pa.-4 Michael Arcuri D -- N.Y.-24 John Barrow D -- Ga.-12 Marion Berry D -- Ark.-1 Dan Boren D -- Okla.-2 Rick Boucher D -- Va.-9 Bobby Bright D -- Ala.-2 Ben Chandler D -- Ky.-6 Travis Childers...
Broadway Carl's Blog-O-Mania (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not one Republican member of the House of Representatives voted for HR3590. Remember that the next time a teabagger cries about not touching their Medicare or some such nonsense about what the founders wanted or intended. Just remind them that " promote the general welfare " is in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States and what it actually means. ADDING... Not just Democrats,...
Default News (Free subscription) | 03/20/2010
"There are 2 repubs and 34 dems who have not signed on as co sponsors. And included in that 34 are 4 Blue Dogs. 1 FC** Rep. Jackie Speier [D CA-12] 2 FC** Rep. Brad Sherman [D CA-27] 3 FC .....Miller, Gary G. R CA 42nd 4 FC** Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D CO-7] 5 FC** Rep. James Himes [D CT-4] 6 FC** Rep. Ron Klein [D FL-22] 7 FC* Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D FL-24] 8 BD FC* Rep. Leonard Boswell [D IA-3] 9...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
It turns out that the biggest support of Democrats who will vote "no" on health reform is not the health insurance industry, but the Democratic Party itself. Just take a look through the independent expenditure archive at Swing State Project , and compare them to David Dayen's latest whip count . From 2006-2008, the DCCC made $14,421,187 in independent expenditures on behalf of elven members...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
It's going to get hairy here the next few days, but with the reconciliation language decided upon, the votes are starting to shake out. As of this morning, John Boccieri from Ohio is a yes . He joins Betsy Markey of Colorado and Bart Gordon from Tennessee in saying they will vote aye, as will Eliot Engel , as pretty much expected. Travis Childers and Stephen Lynch are still in the "no" camp,...
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
from Balloon Juice Whom To Call by Tim F. David Dayen has a tally of uncommitted HCR votes in the House. If you live in any of these districts, it’s especially urgent that you pick up the phone today. Use redial if you have to. Lincoln Davis, Jim Matheson, Harry Teague, Travis Childers, John Barrow, [...]
Audacity Of Hypocrisy & Deception (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, of Booneville said he’ll vote “no” on the Democratic health care bill, although he says he still wants reform. For details read Friday’s NEMS Daily Journal. (Excerpt) Read more at nems360.com
Open Left (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
Representative Stephen Lynch, who voted for the health reform bill in November and had been considered a "yes" in David Dayen's whip count , is now a "solid no" on the current bill : Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is a firm "no" on health care reform -- in large measure because he opposes the idea of any kind of excise tax on Cadillac plans, even one that's delayed for years...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
It may not bode well for Rep. Travis Childers that many voters in his rural Mississippi district have stronger opinions about President Barack Obama's health care plan than they do about the Democratic congressman.
MSNBC.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
It may not bode well for Rep. Travis Childers that many voters in his rural Mississippi district have stronger opinions about President Barack Obama's health care plan than they do about the Democratic congressman. Travis Childers - Barack Obama - Democratic - Health care - Mississippi
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
It may not bode well for Rep. Travis Childers that many voters in his rural Mississippi district have stronger opinions about President Barack Obama's health care plan than they do about the Democratic congressman.
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