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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

How the Democrats are stacking up for tomorrow

--posted by Tony Garcia on 9/28/2005

According to the Guardian the following is how 29 of the 44 Democrats will vote tomorrow on confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the USA.

States color coded by 2004 Presidential Results.
Democrats who have announced their support for Roberts (13):
Max Baucus (MT), Jeff Bingaman (NM*), Robert Byrd (WV*), Kent Conrad (ND*), Russ Feingold (WI), Tim Johnson (SD), Herb Kohl (WI*), Mary Landrieu (LA), Patrick Leahy (VT), Ben Nelson (NE*), Bill Nelson (FL*), Mark Pryor (AR) and Ken Salazar (CO).

Democrats who have announced their opposition (16):
Evan Bayh (IN), Joseph Biden (DE), Barbara Boxer (CA), Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY*), Jon Corzine (NJ*), Mark Dayton (MN*), Dick Durbin (IL), Dianne Feinstein (CA*), Edward Kennedy (MA*), John Kerry (MA), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Barack Obama (IL), Harry Reid (NV), Charles Schumer (NY) and Debbie Stabenow (MI*).

*Seat is up for election in 2006

Observations about the 29 Democrats:
Of those who are up for election next year and are from Bush states all are supporting Roberts.
Of those who are up for election next year and are from Kerry states all are opposing Roberts...with one exception: Herb Kohl (WI).
Only two red state Senators have announced opposition to Roberts.
Only three blue state Senators have announced their support for Roberts...two of them are from Wisconsin.

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