Posted on 12/08/2014 10:38:45 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
On Dec. 24, 2009, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed President Obama’s healthcare law with a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority, triggering a massive backlash that propelled Republicans to control of the House the following year. On the Senate side, going into this year's midterm elections, 25 senators who voted for Obamacare were already out or not going be part of the new Senate being sworn in next month. After Democratic losses on Nov. 4 and Saturday's defeat of Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., the number has risen to 30. In other words, half of the Senators who voted for Obamacare will not be part of the new Senate.
To be sure, it isn’t fair to attribute all of the turnover in the chamber to Obamacare. In some cases — such as John Kerry leaving his seat to become secretary of state, or Robert Byrd passing away — Obamacare clearly had nothing to do with the departures. Additionally, some outgoing pro-Obamacare votes were replaced by new Democratic senators (although that tended to be the case in heavily Democratic states).
That having been said, many senators who voted for Obamacare lost re-election battles in which they were hit hard for their support for the law and other Democrats were forced to retire because they had no hope of getting re-elected given their support for the law. A total of 16 Senators who voted for Obamacare either failed to win reelection or declined to run for reelection and had their seats turned over to Republicans.
The following is an updated breakdown of senators who voted for Obamacare and will not be part of the next Senate.
Lost and replaced by a Republican:
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska
Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo.
Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.
Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.
Arlen Specter, D-Penn.
Left Senate and replaced by a Republican:
Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V.
Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Tim Johnson, D-S.D.
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
Ben Nelson, D-Neb.
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.
Evan Bayh, D-Ind.
Roland Burris, D-Ill.
Left Senate and replaced by a Democrat:
Jim Webb, D-Va.
Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
Herb Kohl, D-Wis.
Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii
Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M.
Chris Dodd, D-Conn.
Paul Kirk, D-Mass. (appointed to replace Ted Kennedy -- seat later held by Republican Scott Brown)
John Kerry, D-Mass.
Ted Kauffman, D-Del.
Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.
Died in office:
Robert Byrd, D-W.V
Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii
Frank Lautenberg, D- N.J
Let’s hold the vote over again!
Half down, half to go.
This is a good thing, I guess. However, I will not be satisfied until the principal congressional architects - Pelosi and Reid, are utterly rejected and vanquished to the ash heap of evil history.
Well 3 of those guys attained the political ideal...going from the Capitol building to the mortuary...
Let’s hold the vote over again!
Right, we missed a few!
Considering the quality of the health care they all voted for, it is surprising these old treasonous sobs are still breathing. Wait. What ? Oh that is right. They made themselves exempt from the deathcare are they forced on all of us. That explains it.
So the glass is half empty?
“Pelosi and Reid, are utterly rejected and vanquished to the ash heap of evil history.”
Pelosi could reveal herself as Satan and she would still win the next election. Her district includes San Francisco. As (I think) George Will said, “Nancy Pelosi’s views do not represent mainstream America. They do, however, represent the views of her constituents.”
Here’s what Yertle the Turtle was saying back in October, when he was holding the football for us to kick. We’ll see what he and Bonehead do next month.
Nan got 82% of the vote this year.
She’s in one of the most “bulletproof” congressional seats in the US.
Combine the renowned longevity of Italian women, and leftys with gold-plated healthcare, she may well be in Congress for another 25 years.
Yeah, nothing but crickets. Imagine the 24/7 coverage and documentary they would put together if something like this ever happened to a gop congress regarding gop policy.
No worries, we got McConnel and Boehner to pick up the slack and ensure that it is fully funded for this FY.
What are these numbers for the House? What % of those who voted for Obamacare still in office?
Good question.
Republicans would have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate otherwise . . .
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