Two More Dems (announce opposition to ObamaCare - "no" votes up to 31...need 10 more)

National Review ^ | November 7, 2009 | Robert Costa

[St. Louis Conservative]

From Cantor's office:

Below is a list of 31 Democrats, from coast-to-coast & north to south, who have listened to their constituents and joined Republicans in a bipartisan fashion to oppose Speaker Pelosi’s trillion dollar plus overhaul of the nation’s health care system (Updated is bold):

1. Rep. John Adler (NJ)

2. Rep. Brian Baird (WA)

3. Rep. John Barrow (GA)

4. Rep. Dan Boren (OK)

5. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA)

6. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL)

7. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL)

8. Rep. Travis Childers (MS)

9. Rep. Artur Davis (AL)

10. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX)

11. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN)

12. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL)

13. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD)

14. Rep. Tim Holden (PA)

15. Rep. Larry Kissell (NC)

16. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (FL)

17. Rep. Frank Kratovil (MD)

18. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL)

19. Rep. Jim Marshall (GA)

20. Rep. Eric Massa (NY)

21. Rep. Jim Matheson(UT)

22. Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC)

23. Rep. Michael McMahon (NY)

24. Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA)

25. Rep. Walt Minnick (ID)

26. Rep. Glenn Nye (VA)

27. Rep. Collin Peterson (MN)

28. Rep. Ike Skelton (MO)

29. Rep. John Tanner (TN)

30. Rep. Gene Taylor (MS)

31. Rep. Harry Teague (NM)

[GeronL]

The blue dogs will let it pass by one vote.

[animal172]

Wonder how many of the listed are voting no because they already know it will pass. Gives them cover doesn’t it? Just a thought.

[Chet 99]

This is all for theater. They are releasing the most vulnerable Democrats to vote “no”. There will be enough left-over for passage. Even Pelosi would not be stupid enough to permit a vote without having the votes in the bag.

[goodnesswins]

YEP....Brian Baird is running in Washington....probably running scared!

[IMTOFT]

You are absolutely correct...they’re just now drawing straws as to who has to throw themselves under the Pelosi bus and who gets to pretend they were against this bill...

[St. Louis Conservative]

The Dems will want a bigger margin than that. A tiny majority will harm them politically, much more than a big margin would.

[combat_boots]

Owens of New York, right?

And Hoffman conceded without fighting.

1) 18,000 absentee ballots were not going to be counted on election night. (How many people voted altogether and were registered?)
2) At least 4 areas/municipalities were not going to post figures until the next day (How many votes do they represent?)
3) Voting machines ‘broke down’ in several cities/voting stations
4) D Scozzafava’s husband is a regional guy in SEIU
5) Reports had ACORN, SEIU, etc. rolling into NY 23 big during the week before the election.

[lt.america]

I am slowly back peddling on my official stance this morning. I thought that Pelosi has the 218 or they wouldn’t be voting today. As the day moves on, I am not so sure and if anyone Dem strategist (Bob Beckel) thinks that what happened Tuesday has nothing to do with any vote on healthcare, they are crazy

[riri]

What makes you think they may not have the votes?

[goldstategop]

If Pelosi's lieutenants think they don't have the votes, the bill will be pulled. They think they do have them or they wouldn't be having a rare Saturday session to vote on it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

I can’t believe Lincoln Davis (TN) is not on this list yet. If Tanner and Gordon aren’t going for it, he’d be absolutely nuts not to join them.

[GeronL]

No, this vote will be a squeaker, the blue dogs, most of them, will claim to have fought against govt funded abortion and then they will all vote for the final bill no matter what it looks like.

[SubMareener]

Their constituents should let them know that it won't matter if they vote against it, unless they can get enough of their colleagues to join them and KILL THE BILL!

[ez]

Right...they’ll give cover to as many of the most threatened s they can...passes by one.

[snarkytart]

ITA.

This is a a (#*$)@# shame.

[Man50D]

EMAIL BLUE DOGS- just copy and past and send to ALL the Blue dogs at once !!!!

[NotSoModerate]

This is all for theater. They are releasing the most vulnerable Democrats to vote “no”. There will be enough left-over for passage. Even Pelosi would not be stupid enough to permit a vote without having the votes in the bag.

Yeah, you're right. But barely slipping a monstrosity like this bill through with the minimum of votes needed isn't too smart either.

[GeronL]

They have the votes to pass it tonight, this is just to send it to conference. It will pass by a 40-vote margin tonight.

Blue dogs bark but they do not bite.

[mwl8787]

You are mistaken - Pelosi does not yet have the votes - Dem leadership can still pull the bill - the RATS will likely get it done, but passage is not yet assured.