The House Undecideds ... Names and Numbers

[Clio the Leo]

Against It Before They Were For It: Who Will Flip From 'No' To 'Yes' On Health Care?
Brian Beutler | March 2, 2010, 3:35PM

Nancy Pelosi has a problem. A bare 220 members of the House voted to pass her health care bill. Only one of those 220 was a Republican--Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA)--and he's since defected. And several of the 219 Democrats, for one reason or another, won't be there this time around. Reps. Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) have abdicated their seats. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) passed away. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) has promised to bolt over the Senate health care bill's abortion provision, which he views as too lenient, and he's promised to bring other pro-life Dems with him.

That leaves Pelosi at a deficit. Because of vacancies, she'll likely only need 216 votes to pass the Senate health care bill, but she's short by an unknown number of votes. And she'll have to fill that hole with the votes of members who opposed reform the first time around. They're not exactly a willing bunch, but Pelosi has 38 members to mine from.

Of that bunch she's looking into two distinct camps to find potential flips: retiring members, and freshman--even from vulnerable districts--over whom the party has the most leverage.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/against-it-before-i-was-for-it-who-will-flip-their-votes-from-no-to-yes-on-health-care.php?ref=fpblg

And they are.....

Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA)
[phone]

John Tanner (D-TN)
[phone]

Bart Gordon (D-TN)
[phone]

Reps. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
[phone]

Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
202-225-5311

Scott Murphy (D-NY)
[phone]

Glenn Nye (D-VA)
[phone]

Michael McMahon (D-NY)
[phone]

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
202-225-3861

Betsy Markey (D-CO)
202.225.4676

Jason Altmire (D-PA)
202-225-2565

[GOPNotForMe]

1. Thanks! Called Kosmas - she's my rep. Ain't I lucky...?

[Orangepeel]

13. better than Feeney

although that's a really low bar :-)

[watercolors]

14. I consider her as evil as Feeney!

nt

[Clio the Leo]

2. And add to the "no" list Arcuri, "likely vote no."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/before-it-before-he-was-against-it-arcuri-will-likely-vote-no-on-health-care.php

[Cha]

5. Yes, there he is now...please read the link article(if you have time)

in post 4. Steve Benen does a good job of deconstructing Michael Arcuri.

I've sent his link to my Blue Dog, Arcuri.

[goclark]

3. Nice lady answered the phone in MD

I told her to tell that person that she works for that my 35 yr. old cousin is in the hospital in MD and we are taking up a collection to try to pay her bill because she has NO health insurance.

I also told her that I was going to call my relatives all over the state and tell them to get on the phone and call him too!

I told her that I could tell she was a kind and caring person and that I hope that she can get another job after working for someone that does not have a CARE GENE!

[Cha]

4. My Blue Dog had an article in the local paper

that said he didn't think he was going to vote on it and Steve Benen wrote a piece on it in his WashingtonMonthly Blog..titled "CRAVEN CONFUSING COWARDICE" I imagine it could apply to all of them..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=388x17510

[girl gone mad]

6. I'm calling now.

Reminding every last one just how unpopular the individual mandate to buy private health insurance is.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Thank you for your personal work in attempting to defeat Health Care Bill,

President Obama and Democrats in general.

....And I'm sure 31 Million people who could get insurance under this plan
thank you too! :patriot:

(your name is apt)

[AlinPA]

7. I see Jason Altmire on that list. A popular Republican judge in W. PA is running against him and

he could be out in November if Democrats stay home because of his "no" vote on HCR in the House.

[Clio the Leo]

8. Kratovil switches to "no"....

... are the teabaggers out-calling us?

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/another-house-dem-a-no-on-senate-bill-another-previous-yes-now-undecided/

[FrenchieCat]

10. I'm sure!

Because, what we have in our party these days is a lot of this.....

[Clio the Leo]

12. lol! exactly! NT

[Peacetrain]

11. Good infor.. thank you