The Progressive Electorate

• Breaking News; Health Care Reform Passes House

  We passed the health care reform bill through the house. As Steny Hoyer just said in an interview standing side by side with Nancy Pelosi and other house leaders "it was a bipartisan vote".

  219 Democrats and 1 Republican joined together - just two more than the 218 needed

  Not [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:46pm EST
  

• Brutal Impact In NCAAF: Prayers Go Out To Cal's Jahvid Best

  Cal's top running back and Heisman candidate took a scary hit in today's game. I hope everything is alright, I've never seen anything like that. The anchor said when his arms straightened that's called posturing, where the brain loses contact with the body.

  There's a little more information [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  

• Saturday Night Special Links and Open Thread

  #1 New Poll: Dems who oppose Public Option bill today will lose Obama voters in 2010
  #2 237 Millionaires in Congress, Darrell Issa is the richest at around $250M. Politico article
  #3 Dana Milbank has coverage of the teabagger march on Washington led by Michelle Bachmann. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:59pm EST
  

• Thank You Sarah and Tea Baggers! Bill Owens Is Sworn In To Congress

  Thanks to Conservatives outing their own candidate we've got another vote for the public option in Congress, Bill Owens.
  
  This remarkable win for Democrats was discussed in today's NY Times. The point I hadn't heard is that Republicans funded Dede Scozzafavva's campaign to the tune of [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• 2009 Election Wrap Up -Tomorrow Blog Talk Radio with Washington Pollster Loren Collingwood

  Today at 5:00 central time, (6 est, 3 pct) we will be on Blog Talk Radio for one hour with University of Washington Pollster Loren Collingwood. Join us as we discuss R 71, Maine, NY-23, The teabaggers and moderate rift in GOP, Virginia , New Jersey and what's in store' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:22pm EST
  

• Time to WHIP Scott Murphy's undecided @$$ (D-NY20) on HCR

       Remember Scott Murphy? I do. I wrote about a dozen diaries to help fundraise and phonebank for Scott Murphy in the special election for NY-20 held earlier this year.

      Scott Murphy (D) beat Republican Jim Tedisco by a mere 200+ votes in that election.

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:38pm EST
  

• ACTION!! Women's Rights Underseige By Stupak Amendment To Healthcare Reform

  There is a really dangerous amendment being pushed right now by Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak. It will take away funding for abortions through private insurance except for in extreme cases. This is a horrible step backwards for women's rights, and it's a poison pill designed to destroy the healthcare bill. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:42am EST
  

• Pete Sessions compares being female to being a smoker

  x-posted at Sessions Watch and Daily Kos)

  Despite repeated campaign promises to always be in the District on weekends, Pete Sessions is working overtime today to kill health care reform.

  His latest outburst on the House floor drew "a burst of chatter" in the room, kind of like it does [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:32am EST
  

• Race as Factor in Atlanta Mayoral Runoff Election

  Race is at the center of a Dec 1 runoff between City Councilor Mary Norwood and State Senator Kasim Reed. An article in the Christian Science Monitor does a good job dissecting how the racial politics might play out in the runoff.

  The racial dynamics are likely to [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:01am EST