Quick hit and run. Haven’t read todays ATRW yet so this may be a duplicate but here’s the scoop on who defected:
Thanks to your incredible pressure on these Republicans, only 7 of those 27 ended up voting for the amnesty cloture tonight:
THE SELLOUT SEVEN
* Graham (R-SC)
* Hagel (R-Neb.)
Lugar (R-Ind.)
Martinez (R-Fla.)
McCain (R-Ariz.)
Specter (R-Pa.)
Voinovich (R-Ohio)
12 Senators from the Democratic side of the aisle joined in opposing the amnesty and huge increase in foreign workers:
Baucus (D-Mont.)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-Calif.)
Byrd (D-WV)
Dorgan (D-ND)
* Landrieu (D-La.)
McCaskill (D-Mo.)
* Pryor (D-Ark.)
* Rockefeller(D-WV)
Sanders (I-Vt.)
Tester (D-Mont.)
Webb (D-Va.)
Interestingly, Landrieu, Pryor and Rockefeller are up for re-election next year.
McCaskill, Tester and Webb unseated incumbent Republicans last year while promising to oppose amnesties. They upheld their promises tonight.
Bingaman, Boxer and Sanders are the surprises here. I’d be interested to know how they happened to end up on our side.
Dorgan and Byrd have been two of our staunchest allies on this one item for some time.
The one that blows my mind is BOXER. She had to have mega pressure from the folks in CA, that’s for sure!
Hi sweetie.. thanks for info & good to see you. Glad I refreshed pings one more time before resuming the lawn mowing.
How are things going for you?
Hi!