The 60 or so Democrats that voted against it were probably from swing districts. Dems always have to keep those bitter clinger Democrat voters who still believe JFK is still in the White House. This is why Hillary is now calling herself a moderate. A few years ago she bragged about being a progressive but now that she is running for President she is a moderate The big city liberals run the Democrat party but they need places like Louisiana (remember the Mary Landrieu Louisiana Purchase?), West Virginia and Arkansas as well as upstate New York, among other conservative areas to give them the votes that they need to get their agenda through. They are masters of political chess. I just wish that the Blue Dog Democrats and other more moderate Democrats would realize that they are being played.
They are “being played” by having their arms twisted.