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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:20 AM
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How many blue dogs are there in the Senate - enough for Cloture?
Just wondering....

Anyone know?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:21 AM
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1. 60 for cloture
And we're nowhere in the vicinity. But who cares, they're all the same anyway.

:crazy:
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:28 AM
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7. The question is how many potential GOP supporters are there among the elected Dems?
Hopefully there isn't 10 or more.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:47 AM
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9. Oh, you mean to give the GOP cloture??
Hmmm, Nelson of NE, Dorgan of ND, Pryor of AR, Miss Mary, Manchin of WV, off the top of my head. Probably a few who will vote for cloture on principal. But it will still be difficult for the GOP to get anywhere. And Reid still has control of what comes up for vote. I hate losing Nancy Pelosi more than anything.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:53 AM
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12. That makes five...
And good point about control of what comes up resting with Reid.... I forgot about that.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:54 AM
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13. How do the conventions work about the Senate deliberating on HOR bills... and vice versa....
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:22 AM
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2. We lost a lot of Blue Dogs and Centrists. Manchin won WV
but he most likely will vote with Republicans.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:27 AM
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6. So that's one who else....
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deaniac21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:22 AM
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3. Many will be running scared.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:26 AM
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5. Running too scared to be blue or too scared to be dogs :)
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:25 AM
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4. Reid suggested a change in filibuster rules.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:44 AM
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8. Kick...
But it didn't get far. Question is will the Dem Senate be able/willing to filibuster.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:48 AM
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10. That would be damn dumb now
They have just as good a chance at getting cloture as Dems do.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:51 AM
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11. Yes. But... it really depends how many blue dogs there are.....
Or for that matter red donkeys....
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:56 AM
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14. A simple majority vote would favor Democrats
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:03 AM
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15. How do you figure?
They likely have 48 seats. I don't think it will be that hard for them to grab 3 votes if they make it a simple majority.
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:07 AM
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16. They have 49 pure Dem. The 2 Independent caucus with Democrats.
That's one more than needed.
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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:07 AM
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17. Me neither and you say they already have five....


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althecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:08 AM
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18. Tell me sandnsea.... does the Senate have to consider (and vote on) a bill referred from the HOR?
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:17 AM
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19. No, not as far as I know
The House has been passing bills like hot potatoes ever since Nancy took over. Really good bills. The Senate Majority Leader decides whether to vote on the House version or put up their own Senate version which is what they usually do. It doesn't really give too much power to Repubs, but I suspect it is going to be a death match for the next two years. It's not going to be no-drama for Obama, hope he gets used to it in a hurry.
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