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Behind the health care vote
![]() This is a full publish of MPR's News Cut blog. Bob Collins writes Behind the health care vote: The House last night voted 220-to-215 to pass the health care bill. The vote was not surprising. All but one Republican voted against it, joined by mostly conservative Democrats, including 7th District Rep. Colin Peterson of Minnesota. The New York Times, however, has a fascinating graphic showing the "no" Democrats. Peterson had the 4th largest margin of victory in his last election of those who voted no (and weren't unopposed). Not far behind was Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota. Eight of the Democrats represented districts carried by Barack Obama in the last election, an increasingly questionable yardstick for political punditry, since the presidential election is at least as much about the opponent who's running (and his vice presidential pick, occasionally) as it is about the candidate who carried the district. The Times attempted to link the percentage of uninsured residents of each district (who weren't elderly) with the "no" vote. In Peterson's district, for example, only 11% of non-elderly residents don't have insurance. The intent of the graphic appears to be to show the factors that went into the "no" vote besides the bill itself. But it actually suggests that most of the "no" votes among Democrats had more to do with their opinion that it's a bad bill. The Washington Post, meanwhile, took a different approach to linking external factors to the votes. It provides a graphic showing campaign contributions from the health care industry. Curiously, however, it shows that most of the lawmakers with the biggest war chests from the health care industry voted "yes." And with all of the votes displayed, rather than just the Democrat "no" votes, the Post does a better job of relating the percentage of uninsured in a district, with the representative's vote. Recent Posts
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LEFT OF THE RIGHT: Wealthy Bigger Threat To America Than Terrorists
by Devin Barber
Nov 19, 2009 6:00PM EST | rating: 7 | comments: 54
Would this be a bigger story if it were Sarah Palin's daughter?
by Winston Smith
Nov 19, 2009 2:01PM EST | rating: 10 | comments: 7
Congress Gets their Pink Slips AND Obama Appears on FOX News Tonight!!
by Sandy A and John J.
Nov 18, 2009 9:37AM EST | rating: 9 | comments: 49 Politics Headlines from MPR
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Minn. House tells court Pawlenty abused budget law
Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent.
The tale behind 'The Messenger'
A new film opening in the Twin Cities this week called "The Messenger" tells the story of two soldiers on casualty notification duty -- telling next of kin about the death of a soldier.
Minn. GOP biggest user of tax break Pawlenty axed
There's more evidence that Minnesota Republicans were hit hardest by the recent elimination of a state tax refund for political contributions. Content Comments
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Dr. dummy (I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid) B. replied to a comment by John S. (arizona) on LEFT OF THE RIGHT: Wealthy Bigger Threat To America Than Terrorists "I buy lottery tickets so that I can make my wife and kids lives easier, and then spread the wealth to those that ''need'' help, if I win. I've always said that I would help ''no'' republicans, if I win . . ." more 8:19PM EST
Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. replied to a comment by Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. on LEFT OF THE RIGHT: Wealthy Bigger Threat To America Than Terrorists "DESTROYING THE REPUBLIC gives us a marvelous insight into irony working in history, the kind of revelation officially denied to academic historians. On one level, a most valuable one, it is a study of . . ." more 8:14PM EST
Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. replied to a comment by Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. on LEFT OF THE RIGHT: Wealthy Bigger Threat To America Than Terrorists "You really can't have it both ways. this country was founded on the principal of personal property, not some fuzzy headed greatest good for the greatest number,... screw those that have... 15% of the people . . ." more 7:43PM EST
J. McDole - Gather's Anti-Beck commented on a post "I don't feel that being wealthy is in itself dangerous. I think it's when people start to care only for themselves and become selfish and uncaring about others that it can get dangerous." more 4:36PM EST
Jeannie B. replied to a comment by Winston Smith on LEFT OF THE RIGHT: Wealthy Bigger Threat To America Than Terrorists ""No, only conservative rich people. Not liberal ones. " That's because there's still some adherence to noblesse oblige among liberals. With conservatives, it's all "hello me, screw you"." more |
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