[Army Air Corps]

Isn’t her district becoming more Vietnamese? Vietnamese tend to be much more conservative.

[webschooner]

From FireDogLake.com:

Sanchez voted “yes” last time. She faces a well-funded GOP challenger, Van Tran, in the 2010 election. Although Obama carried her district by 60%, Schwarzenegger won it in 2006 as did Bush in 2004. It has a growing Vietnamese community, which Tran hopes to capitalize on. “They come out and vote in large numbers, and they’re 2-to-1 Republican,” he told the Associated Press.

This makes Nancy Pelosi’s job considerably harder. Sanchez’s jump could be a sign that there are members who have been quiet about their positions and hoping they’d never have to take the vote. But with the fear of tough elections ahead looming large, more could follow her lead. I know there’s a tendency to look at these votes as carved in stone once members commit publicly, but I fully remember what happened to Ciro Rodriguez during the Cap and Trade vote:

[Tainan]

Thanks for the info WebSchooner. I left socal about 6 yrs ago; but I was there for the Dornan/Sanchez fiasco. She packed the rolls and polls with illegals. She also got her sister elected in another district the same way.
Van Tran may be clearing her out next election - but do not count her out even if she loses the count.
She plays the 'Chicago Way.'