Are Democrats Now Releasing Vulnerable Democrats?

[babylonsister]

This would be sweet.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/20/are_democrats_now_releasing_vulnerable_democrats.html


Are Democrats Now Releasing Vulnerable Democrats?


Two key House Democrats -- Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) and Rep. Zack Space (D-OH) -- announced that they're voting against the health care bill tomorrow.

Greg Sargent: "But in a sign of which way this is headed, the news of their vote -- which had been hotly anticipated only 24 hours ago -- caused barely a ripple. And even Republicans say they're interpreting these No votes as a sign that the Dem leadership has the votes and is now in the process of releasing some Dems and allowing them to vote No."

[Inuca]

1. I hope that's the case...

and that they are 10000% sure they have the 216. But wouldn't it better if it passes with as many votes above the bare minimum as possible?

[JohnnyLib2]

2. I hope so!

The "vulnerability" is a real factor in upcoming elections. There really won't be time for the dust to settle, so to speak.

[Schema Thing]

3. I called that in a thread last night

the late hour told me that it was a case of them not being needed.

It's not as if anyone learned anything new about the bill since the CBO report came out.

[HughMoran]

4. I believe this is so

The margin of victory is never a good argument for your opponents, so getting over the threshold with only a few votes to spare is fine.