On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results by Adam Nagourney-NYT

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When Democrats lost races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia this week, officials in both parties suggested that the outcome could undermine President Obama’s push for a health care bill, scaring off politically vulnerable moderate Democrats at the very moment the White House needed them to get the bill through. As Congress prepares to vote on a health care bill this weekend, however, there were indications on Capitol Hill that the Democratic setbacks on Tuesday were not high on the list of factors influencing even politically vulnerable Democrats as they decided what to do this weekend. In many cases, the results Tuesday came too late to be a major factor in the deliberations of both supporters and opponents of the health care bill.
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  1. #1    This story was chosen because it points out what we already knew -- any supposed difficulty due to the governor's races is media and right wing repug bull -- wishful thinking on the part of the latter. No need for the hand-wringing.. as usual.
    written by RicKelis since 13 days 17 hours 37 minutesRicKelis
  2. #2    This is the take-away message here, and should be ingraved on every Congressman's desk: "...people aren’t showing up for Republicans or Democrats: They are showing up for people who are giving them something to vote for".
    written by CwV since 13 days 14 hours 25 minutesCwV
  3. #3    "...people aren’t showing up for Republicans or Democrats: They are showing up for people who are giving them something to vote for".

    2010 should be a Green landslide then.
    written by Mike5000 since 13 days 12 hours 21 minutesMike5000
  4. #4    The Greens haven't been in power so they have nothing concrete to offer.
    New London CT just elected it's first two Greens this week! John Russell is on the City Council and Ronna Stuller is now on the Board of Education (I can't help but crow, I helped these two campaigns). Russell is a local business owner that hires homeless people and gets his workers into solid housing situations. His victory broke the Democratic lock on City Council, now 3 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 1 Green. And Stuller is an early childhood teacher (Headstart) with a great understanding of what's needed in New London's schools.
    In a fluke situation, and this could only happen in New London, the Greens were cross-en...

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    written by CwV since 13 days 11 hours 37 minutesCwV
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