Cruz picked up 19 GOP Senators for that key vote
And he lost 38 GOP Senators.That is exactly 2 to 1.
I think he originally had 13 pledge signatures to defund, but I see it grew to 16 pledges to oppose cloture, then he got 3 more to give him 19.
Expect the House GOP to come up with their own second approach now, will see if Bohner can get the votes to pass one.
“Cruz picked up 19 GOP Senators for that key vote
And he lost 38 GOP Senators.”
Hmm Jeff Flake (who said he’d have voted no) was absent, had more important things to do, his son’s wedding. Okay that’s a big deal and his vote wouldn’t have made a difference.
But he once missed a key (and close) vote in the house years ago when his daughter was competing in a beauty pageant.
"I won't negotiate with those peasants in the House,
but I'll kiss-up to this guy who'd love to nuke us."