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In response to "I am mildly curious to see how abruptly Pelosi does a complete 180, and starts pushing the House Dems to pass the Senate bill. -- nm" by TFox

Dems in moderate-to-conservative districts are going to be scared shitless to vote for anything without Stupak. -- nm

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Jan 19 '10, 20:30

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No doubt rounding up the votes is going to be a challenge. Not impossible, but a challenge. -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 20:31 5
- Obama needs to leash the Blue Dogs... - znufrii Jan 19, 20:32 4
  - The opposing view would be that when you're already hemorrhaging independent support you don't piss off the moderates... -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 20:38 3
    - "not pissing off the moderates" has been the reason behind pretty much every single Democratic concession in the last ten years. - znufrii Jan 19, 20:51 2
      - That's also exactly how they got their majority, running moderate candidates. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 21:04
      - Haha! The Republicans say the same thing about their moderates. By the way, you are wrong. - Redmond Jan 19, 20:55

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