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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSandoval and Heller (GOP gov and Senator from NV) holding Medicaid press conference today
It sounds like Heller will be one of two GOP Senators given permission to vote no.
Heller is up for re-election in 2018, and would be guaranteeing a loss if he voted for it.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)alaska will be devastated if this bill passes
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)But, it's possible she'll get the other permission slip to vote against it.
Collins is a fraud, a fake moderate. Very good bet she'll vote yes.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)because of devastation to state budgets
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)So Collins's political vulnerability is overstated.
Murkowski is a lot more vulnerable. Rand Paul should be, but (begrudgingly to his credit) he is a true believer and is probably not going to take electoral consequences under consideration when voting.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)not vote for a bill that will cut 20+mm out. That is not nor will be fixable. Doesn't she equate to a NO because of that?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)"Something something Obamacare is collapsing something something we need to do something."
Her statement at face-value would make her a no, but we saw how this played out in the House.
"No, no, no, no okay fine yes."
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)Sienna86
(2,147 posts)Just checked this out. Makes it easy to publicize the effect of this proposed bill.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Tax abatement deal with Tesla,and if California goes Single Payer,Sandoval and Heller will be eat Sj*t for lunch when these jobs go back to California.
These two Guy's owe their jobs to Adelson and Wynn,yes they think by letting Heller cast his No vote will save his sorry butt. The SEIU and the other Unions will eat these Guy's up. Adelson runs non Union Properties and all bets are off.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)unpopular bill that they perceive as needing to pass=only 50 will be asked to vote for it. The two most vulnerable to losing their seats would be given a pass to save their own hides.
Vote counting like this is generally the rule.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Nevada midterms are considerably more friendly to Republicans than presidential cycles. The so-called cow counties turn out dependably while Clark County falls off.
Dean Heller is kind of like John Ensign type who looks the part, can feign moderate, and hang around as long as he likes, minus self implosion. I think he would narrowly prevail even if he backed the bill. A nutcase like Sharron Angle nearly took away Reid's seat in 2010 during a midterm cycle.
There isn't a superstar Democratic nominee. Muddled possibilities, lots of names who would be giving up situations that are currently favorable or that they seem happy with. Many of them lost major statewide races in 2014 or earlier. If I had to pick someone if would be Ross Miller, who was considered a rising star with long term likelihood until he lost in a huge upset during the 2014 midterm debacle. The problem with Ross is that he is making money outside politics now and seems content, unlike somebody like Danny Tarkanian the Republican stiff who shows up dependably for every open race and loses again and again.
There was a poll a week or so ago with a generic Democrat leading Heller by 7%. That no doubt is the reason the GOP is concerned about doing anything to weaken Heller.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)The Reid machine and horrible effect this bill would have on Nevadans were powerful motivators