Reply #1: More Dems who just don't know.. Cross post..GDP

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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Wed Mar-03-10 10:33 AM
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The House Undecideds ... Names and Numbers

Against It Before They Were For It: Who Will Flip From 'No' To 'Yes' On Health Care?
Brian Beutler | March 2, 2010, 3:35PM

Nancy Pelosi has a problem. A bare 220 members of the House voted to pass her health care bill. Only one of those 220 was a Republican--Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA)--and he's since defected. And several of the 219 Democrats, for one reason or another, won't be there this time around. Reps. Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) have abdicated their seats. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) passed away. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) has promised to bolt over the Senate health care bill's abortion provision, which he views as too lenient, and he's promised to bring other pro-life Dems with him.

That leaves Pelosi at a deficit. Because of vacancies, she'll likely only need 216 votes to pass the Senate health care bill, but she's short by an unknown number of votes. And she'll have to fill that hole with the votes of members who opposed reform the first time around. They're not exactly a willing bunch, but Pelosi has 38 members to mine from.

Of that bunch she's looking into two distinct camps to find potential flips: retiring members, and freshman--even from vulnerable districts--over whom the party has the most leverage.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/against-it-b...


And they are.....

Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA)
[phone]

John Tanner (D-TN)
[phone]

Bart Gordon (D-TN)
[phone]

Reps. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
[phone]

Frank Kratovil (D-MD)
202-225-5311

Scott Murphy (D-NY)
[phone]

Glenn Nye (D-VA)
[phone]

Michael McMahon (D-NY)
[phone]

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
202-225-3861

Betsy Markey (D-CO)
202.225.4676

Jason Altmire (D-PA)
202-225-2565

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x205727