It would take 41 "no" votes by Dems. for the bill to fail, not 40.

jenmito

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:39 PM
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It would take 41 "no" votes by Dems. for the bill to fail, not 40.

Edited on Sat Nov-07-09 09:40 PM by jenmito

Right? I kept hearing the Dems. can afford to lose 40 votes to have the necessary 218. But Politico keeps saying 40 Dems. voting "no" would kill the bill:

"With just hours remaining until an historic vote on a sweeping health-care reform measure Saturday evening, at least 34 Democrats have said they will vote against the bill as of 8:45 p.m., according to a POLITICO analysis.

Just six more “no” votes would be enough to sink the bill if Republicans maintain, as expected, a solid front of opposition. Still, Democratic sources are signaling that they have secured the majority of the caucus and expect to pass the bill tonight."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29272.html

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ind_thinker2

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:43 PM
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1. Thanks

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jenmito

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:44 PM
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2. No problem.

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vaberella

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Sat Nov-07-09 09:58 PM
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3. It seems we might have one Repub on our side though...but he's iffy.

Hopefully that 34 will turn into a measily 20 when it comes down to the wire.

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jenmito

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Sat Nov-07-09 10:22 PM
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5. The Rep. from LA, right?

He seemed like a moderate guy from an interview I saw on CNN a couple weeks ago.

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Sat Nov-07-09 10:09 PM
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4. politico isn't reliable

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