... member organizations indicating that voters in key swing states believe health care shouldn't be stymied by ... -11. "Once a bill has been debated in the Senate, Senators must then vote on whether to allow the bill itself to be voted on," HCAN ... oppose the health insurance reform plan, do you believe that Senators should allow it to be voted on." The results are similarly striking. ...

... (I still prefer our color scheme, though.) Summary on the politics Swing senators' positions on health care are often presented in terms of worries about voter attitudes in the senators' home states. Overall I don't think this fits the data. ... ' views on health care are not a strong predictor of senators' stances. Public opinion is certainly relevant to the ...

... the bill ultimately passes, every one of the 60 Senators who voted for it tonight will be responsible. Everyone knows that any health care ... voting to allow this bill to come to the Senate floor tonight, each of these Senators provided the crucial vote needed to pass ... voted out of office, and SCF will specifically target any swing-vote Senator who tries to fool their constituents into believing ...

... 's longstanding concerns about unrestricted financial derivatives markets have been absorbed by key senators, who continue to harbor doubts about a market-based system for reducing greenhouse gases as ... yet offered their support for Dodd's proposal. Lincoln is among the chief Democratic swing votes. She also has said she is concerned about viewing cap and trade as the only means to reducing ...

... The Senate is debating health care on the floor RIGHT NOW. A crucial vote will be held later tonight... Watch streaming coverage here, and please call/email the swing vote senators below.... we're running out of time. Senator Joseph I Lieberman, Ind, CT 202-224-4041 lieberman.senate.gov/contact Senator Blanche Lincoln, D AR ...

... to hold hearings on the climate change bill, we think there's one critical question for the senators: Who are you talking to? That's not an obvious question, or an (entirely) sardonic one. Legislation is almost always shaped ... the Anxious are the largest single group, at 40 percent. They're the "swing voters" of this issue, and you can't build a majority without them. A lot ...