Here’s what is happening on the Senate Floor, as far as I can tell.
They convened at 12:30 to vote on taxes. The statements about replacing the leader took a bit of time, but they went through the roll and took all the votes. All Pubbiess voting voted NAY, including the squishy Maldonado. 5 Senators were MIA, 3 Pubs and 2 Dems. Since then, one dem (Wolk) has come forward with an Aye.
That leaves the following four votes:
• Correa (D) who voted for it before but at one time said he would not approve taxes
• Ashburn (believed to be voting in favor)
• Cogdill (the leader, just ousted, who negotiated this deal on behalf of the caucus as a member of the “big 5”)
• Cox (previously believed to be the crossover vote but who stood strong against it in yesterdays vote — or the day before).
They seem to be waiting for these missing members to show up.
If three of those 4 vote for this thing, we’re screwed!
Uh-oh.
What was I saying? That was wrong.
Correa is expected to be a yes (he prostituted himself for some extra $$$ for orange County). And all three of those pubbies would also have to be a yes for taxes to pass. If Correa changed to a No vote, the plan the Dems hatched would be fried.
New headline: "Lone Democrat could save state from devastating tax increases that would kill economy." We should put the pressure on Correa to vote NO.