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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:04 PM
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Folks - it's a myth that we have 60 votes in the Senate - on a good day we have 45
when you subtract out the blue dogs, corporatists and DLC'er types: Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Bill Nelson of Florida, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mark Udall of Colorado, and Mark Warner of Virginia.
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:05 PM
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1. On a good day
we have maybe three.

http://opensecrets.org

look for yourself, anyone you think is clean - check out who their top donors are
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:06 PM
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2. That low huh?
Sounds about right.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:07 PM
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3. I think a lot of that group can be counted on to vote for us in the end.
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:08 PM
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4. ok so if about half of them take turns then its maybe 48 to 50 on a good day.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:10 PM
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5. I can agree to that.
Edited on Mon Jan-18-10 10:11 PM by MadBadger
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:20 PM
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6. Best post of the day, IMNSHO.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 10:29 PM
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7. Does that mean there are 55 Repubs, give or take?
No wonder nothing good gets done. Abolish the Senate.
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