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   9/18/09

   clioandme

   The numbers have shifted. 14 "on the Fence", same number of "likely supporters" and one more "likely opponent." You can check the score card to see who and why.

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   9/18/09

   polybore

   That is pretty neat. Will be interesting to see how accurate it is come the vote.

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   9/18/09

   Agit8r

   That isn't a Rasmussen poll, so it must be rigged!

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      9/18/09

      clioandme

      And it's not the Washington Times either! That's two strikes.
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      9/18/09

      Agit8r

      ...or the dailymail.co.uk
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   9/18/09

   NewBlogger2008

   It was certainly an interesting piece. It is kind of irrelevant though since no plan in the senate contains a true public option.

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      9/19/09

      anticsrocks

      Exactly, New - and this is nothing more than restating what we all already knew about which Senators espouse which opinions. This takes nothing into account regarding the backroom deals that proliferate in Washington politics.
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      9/19/09

      clioandme

      Umm, NewBlogger, it is relevant insofar as a bill has to pass the whole senate, and then there is the reconciliation process between the House and Senate. While it sure seems like the public option will die, it is by no means off the table yet. As antics points out, there is still a whole lot of horse-trading going on.
      
      If nothing else, you can refer to this list whenever you hear a senator expressing an opinion to know what his or her role is and where he or she has been on the issue.
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   9/19/09

   jeremyjanson

   It's really sad to see Maria Cantwell (D-WA) backing down from her idea, which I actually thought was a very good one and has become my own. ("What would I tell the people of Washington State?" How about that you finally had a good idea and decided to be Esau and give up your birthright for a bowl of soup!)

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