Comments on: 80% of House Democrats Who Voted Against Health Care Were In McCain-Winning Districts http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts Seriously, this could not be more beta Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:18:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: CaptainFantastic http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36288 CaptainFantastic Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36288 So, these 31 who voted against it and are in McCain2008-winning districts may have been <i>representing</i> their constituents? Huh. So, these 31 who voted against it and are in McCain2008-winning districts may have been representing their constituents? Huh.

]]> By: Choire http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36280 Choire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:22 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36280 I'M REALLY SLEEPY SORRY. I'M REALLY SLEEPY SORRY.

]]> By: oudemia http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36278 oudemia Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:20 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36278 Aha, yes. He's running well to the right of his district now that he's in the gov race. Aha, yes. He's running well to the right of his district now that he's in the gov race.

]]> By: oudemia http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36277 oudemia Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:07:52 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36277 Massa claims to have voted against it for Kucinich's reasons (it's not single payer) -- but I think that's bullshit and he's just trying to have it both ways. He raised a lot of money off the ActBlue crowd, and now that is unlikely to be repeated. Massa claims to have voted against it for Kucinich's reasons (it's not single payer) — but I think that's bullshit and he's just trying to have it both ways. He raised a lot of money off the ActBlue crowd, and now that is unlikely to be repeated.

]]> By: jfruh http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36273 jfruh Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:48 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36273 Answering own question: apparently he likes the Senate version better. Also, in a surely totally unrelated matter, he is running for governor of Alabama. http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/the-democratic-countdown-begins/ Answering own question: apparently he likes the Senate version better. Also, in a surely totally unrelated matter, he is running for governor of Alabama.

http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/the-democratic-countdown-begins/

]]> By: jfruh http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36271 jfruh Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:38 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36271 Wait, where did you see that 12 were former Republicans? 12 are in districts that were represented by Republicans before 2008, which is not the same thing? Also, does anyone know what the deal is w/Artur Davis's no vote? he is an up-and-coming African American rep. from Alabama that a friend of mine who is a Congressional staffer thinks highly of. He's from an overwhelmingly pro-Obama (and overwhelmingly black) district, is not a freshman or Blue Dog, has high numbers of uninsured in his district, etc. Did he too vote against coz it was too conservative or something? Wait, where did you see that 12 were former Republicans? 12 are in districts that were represented by Republicans before 2008, which is not the same thing?

Also, does anyone know what the deal is w/Artur Davis's no vote? he is an up-and-coming African American rep. from Alabama that a friend of mine who is a Congressional staffer thinks highly of. He's from an overwhelmingly pro-Obama (and overwhelmingly black) district, is not a freshman or Blue Dog, has high numbers of uninsured in his district, etc. Did he too vote against coz it was too conservative or something?

]]> By: garge http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36268 garge Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:14 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36268 A comment on Dennis Kucinich's Facebook status update, linking to why he voted No: "If they would've voted Cindy Sheehan in things wouldn't be the way they are now." Disclosure: my sister has given his gorgeous wife a haircut. A comment on Dennis Kucinich's Facebook status update, linking to why he voted No:

"If they would've voted Cindy Sheehan in things wouldn't be the way they are now."

Disclosure: my sister has given his gorgeous wife a haircut.

]]> By: beingiseasy http://www.theawl.com/2009/11/80-of-house-democrats-who-voted-against-health-care-were-in-mccain-winning-districts#comment-36263 beingiseasy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:29:03 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=17751#comment-36263 my representative voted against it because his margin of victory in the special election (took Gillibrand's seat) was about 100 votes, in which case, my email, instead of being well-thought out, should have just read "well, fuck that shit" my representative voted against it because his margin of victory in the special election (took Gillibrand's seat) was about 100 votes, in which case, my email, instead of being well-thought out, should have just read "well, fuck that shit"

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