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which four Democrats voted for the bill? (Original Post) Hamlette Jan 2018 OP
vulnerable seats pimpbot Jan 2018 #1
thanks Hamlette Jan 2018 #3
Doug Jones Afromania Jan 2018 #4
Claire McCaskill Mme. Defarge Jan 2018 #2
Wrong Funtatlaguy Jan 2018 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author GaryCnf Jan 2018 #6
sometimes edhopper Jan 2018 #7
Because we are smarter than they are DBoon Jan 2018 #10
Doug, Claire, Manchin, Heidi, Donnelly RandySF Jan 2018 #8
Moe, Curly, Larry and Shemp GusBob Jan 2018 #9
Dems who are in red or swing states and up for election in the fall. And leadership allowed them to, pnwmom Jan 2018 #11

Response to Mme. Defarge (Reply #2)

edhopper

(33,556 posts)
7. sometimes
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 11:45 PM
Jan 2018

they get the okay to vote against the Party if their vote won't change the outcome.

Keeps their seat safe.

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
11. Dems who are in red or swing states and up for election in the fall. And leadership allowed them to,
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:04 AM
Jan 2018

since it made no difference to the outcome.

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