Voting For The Health Care Bill Makes Democrats Less Likely To Win Re-Election

• March 22, 2010

What Democrats are saying with their lips is that this health care boondoggle they just jammed down our throats is good for America. The people’s work. Something they can brag about as they run for re-election.
What Democrats are saying with their actions is that they’ve just set themselves up for a blood-bath come November. And perhaps no action speaks louder than the fact that almost all of the 34 Democrats who ultimately voted against the health care bill are facing tough re-election races.
Meaning that voting for the health care bill, in general, makes Democrats less likely to remain in power.

“I know this is a tough vote,” Obama said to the Democrats. “And I am actually confident — I’ve talked to some of you individually — that it will end up being the smart thing to do politically, because I believe that good policy is good politics.”
But not everyone in the crowd, it appears, believed him. A number of first-term and second-term Democrats — some handpicked for their seats by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland — declined to back the legislation.
They included Jason Altmire of Pennslyvania, Michael Arcuri and Michael E. McMahon of New York, Frank Kratovil Jr. of Maryland, Harry Teague of New Mexico, and Zack Space of Ohio. All are expected to face difficult races later this year, regardless of their healthcare vote.

Democrats are going to be taking a victory lap in the coming weeks, but make no doubt about it: They just walked the plank.

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Pomeroid walked the plank for the skank. He wont be taking any victory laps in ND. A heavy price to pay!!!
sayanything-106

Read the Polls, they aren’t lying, the dems are going to get voted out of office in droves.
sayanything-4928

Obama must have been offered him some cushy job somewhere! I will watch with pleasure to see pomeroid go down. He has sold ND out for years. Thank goodness for the alternative media.

I think this answers the question: “Can you be an elected democrat and still be pro-life? Or is that just something that is said on the campaign trail to garner votes.? (Both questions are rhetorical, no need to answer)
sayanything-4272

Sounds like wishful thinking on the part of the right-wing extremists…
sayanything-5633

Keep in mind that it’s not just the US Senate and House candidates who must pay the price. The backlash must boil down to every incumbent Democrat at EVERY level of government. Earl Pomeroy was not alone in his actions. Every person who calls themself a Democrat, who paid dues to the party, who voted for a Demcorat candidate, or who served as an elected official in city, county, state, or federal service is equally responsible for this raping of America.

They must pay the price. Come Novemeber, I’d love to see every single Democrat candidate lose by huge numbers.
sayanything-4272

Not likely. Not unless we can get truly independent candidates on the ballot. I mean no Republican, no Democrat.
Brent

Ah, but Dino, you forget about those of us who rarely vote for GOP candidates who will feel forced to do so in order to expel from this state the entrenched 9-term democrat congressman who periodically comes back here to let all the interest groups know how much money he gave to “us” (read: them).
JohnFLob

DINO: From an historical perspective voters have tended follow voting patterns similar to their parents. Socio-economic and ethic groups have also tended to have fixed voting patterns. However, such tendencies and patterns are likely in states of flux because the sources of information and relative influence have changed significantly in recent years. This may be illustrated by the decline of major print media and the decreased ratings of the traditional big 3 of the alphabet networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC. CNN and MSNBC are no longer the dominate cable and satellite forces. The expanding influences of respected web sites and blogs provide more sources of alternative and more creditable and verified data.

The recent phenomenon of the TEA Party [Taxed Enough Already, not the vile personal experiences of some news personalities] and its coverage are illustrative. The progressive activists and their media lap dogs tried to ignore, then slander the TEA party movement. Even just 4 years ago during the 2006 mid terms this movement would not have been able to evolve and have enhance its influence.

The progressives are fond of claiming ‘it’s Bushes fault’. Yet they have continued or expanded many of those same policies. The progressives’ front person(s) have failed to deliver the Utopian rhetoric promised during the 2008 elections. The levels of frustration and dissatisfaction are higher now than they were just 2 years ago.
sayanything-7406

I agree. A heavy price, but I cannot wait to see him lose.
sayanything-7406

Indeed, they just committed political suicide. This November the voters are going to tear the Democrat Party to pieces.

That this bill passed was regretable, but it is by no means set in stone. I am actually looking forward to seeing the Liberals walking the plank in the coming months.
sayanything-1317

Yes, actually. I would have been more likely to vote for Claire McCascal or Russ Carnahan if they had voted against this.
sayanything-4808

They just did the political equivalent of a suicide bombing. Adios Democrats!
sayanything-4416

Of course you’re simply full of sh*t.

Likely doesn’t mean you ever would. It’s not like their potential NO vote would have made any other of their positions any more attractive to you.
sayanything-7406

The writing will appear on the wall any second now!
sayanything-6955

Pomeroid walked the plank for the skank. He wont be taking any victory laps in ND. A heavy price to pay, but………
sayanything-3598

Dino, you are partially correct. True that most conservatives would not vote for a demoncrat anyway. Most people will follow their party Dims included.

But what you and the Dims that voted for this do not seem to realize is that it is the independents who usually swing elections. The Independents, Conservatives and some Democrats oppose this legislation, as they have voiced their opposition in the form of the Tea Party gatherings.

But, like most of reality, you and your fellow travelers cannot grasp this concept.

I have a feeling that this November election is going to be much worse than 1994 for the Dims.

I think that those opposed to huge governance that this legislation imposes, should make it CRYSTAL clear to those running for office that repealing of this legislation needs to be the first item on the House’s docket. If they do not, then the people will find someone that will.

W.
sayanything-4416

Let me ask you: Would you have voted for a democrat had they scrapped the bill and let HCR die? Me neither.

The difference is that you wouldn’t have anyway. They know they lost your vote a long time ago, they never had it. But my vote would have compounded that loss.

The districts are so gerrymandered the bill won’t make much of a difference. If it does, so be it. They did the right thing and sometimes the right thing is personally detrimental.

As for who will be walking the plank, it won’t be liberals. The handful of liberal congresspeople come from safe districts. Do you think San Francisco is going to replace Pelosi? The ones who will lose are the ones from swing districts who would have lost anyway.

At least now they can say they made history and didn’t capitulate to bullying from the republicans. They pushed through the fear and self-doubt and did something great.

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