When you see Ben Nelson or Evan Bayh or Mary Landrieu standing up for the poor, downtrodden, put-upon health insurance industry, and wonder why Harry Reid doesn't just tell them to vote for cloture but against passage to let them show off their "independence", ask yourself whether the Centrists are trying to appear Centrist in the eyes of their constituents or the eyes of their donors.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Interest Groups Don't Care For Centrists Who Vote For Cloture
When you see Ben Nelson or Evan Bayh or Mary Landrieu standing up for the poor, downtrodden, put-upon health insurance industry, and wonder why Harry Reid doesn't just tell them to vote for cloture but against passage to let them show off their "independence", ask yourself whether the Centrists are trying to appear Centrist in the eyes of their constituents or the eyes of their donors.
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And interest groups know what's up; they're not going to be fooled by a vote against final passage if it comes right after a vote for cloture.
Teach that concept to NARAL.
There's a 3rd option: plain narcissism. If Ben Nelson voted for cloture but against passage, nobody would pay any attention to him since there are more than enough other Dems to get to 50 votes on major legislation once cloture has been reached.
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