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still_one

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12. If McCain had voted yes, in all likelihood a lot of people would have lost their insurance. Instead

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 08:42 AM

Jul 2017

he voted NO, and some feel so motivated to minimize that vote.

All three republican Senator's votes were necessary.

After McCain voted yes on the first version of the repeal/replace bill, it was a complete surprise that he voted NO on the skinny version.

Both McConnell and Pence put intense pressure on McCain as was evidenced by their approaching him several times on the floor

We barely dodged a bullet, and some want to minis what McCain did? If there is a next time we might not be so lucky, but at least then there would be a reason to be cynical

Those who depend on the insurance were very lucky that things turned out the way they did. It would have been a very different mood if any one of those three republicans voted yes

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McCain did nothing more than take one for this colleagues on his way out [View all] Txbluedog Jul 2017 OP

Whatever his reason... he stuck a stick in Trump's eye, and that's a good thing. scheming daemons Jul 2017 #1

I agree dalton99a Jul 2017 #2

Not denying that for a single, solitary moment but... Txbluedog Jul 2017 #4

Susan Collins has a 78% approval in Maine, specifically BECAUSE she is moderate and anti-Trump scheming daemons Jul 2017 #6

McCain has been playing the long game redstateblues Jul 2017 #5

If McCain had voted yes, in all likelihood a lot of people would have lost their insurance. Instead still_one Jul 2017 #12

I agree. Justice Jul 2017 #14

disagree, Sen Heller HAD every reason to vote NO and he chose not to and that beachbum bob Jul 2017 #3

Voting No edhopper Jul 2017 #7

I actually don't think so... Adrahil Jul 2017 #8

I guess it is easy to minimize it, but the fact is it failed by one vote, and to glibly state that still_one Jul 2017 #9

After LOSER 45 called McCain a brave man for showing up Motley13 Jul 2017 #10

I don't believe that McConnell wanted to lose this..... virtualobserver Jul 2017 #11

I bet a few republican governors lobbied loyalsister Jul 2017 #15

It was literally the middle finger to 45 Cosmocat Jul 2017 #13