The internal Whip Count document tallying House of Representative votes for an ObamaCare bill with a public option shows that Democrats lack the votes necessary to pass such a bill by a large margin.
A bill in the House of Representatives requires 218 votes for passage. Democrats have been able to corral less than 200 votes for government-run health care.
Just wait until after next Tuesday’s election day devastation. 200 votes will seem like the good old days.
[Democrat House leader James] Clyburn told the assembled members at the meeting that the leadership does not have the votes to pass the robust public option, according to a House progressive familiar with the meeting. That sparked aggressive pushback from liberals, who argued that leadership — and the White House — should be working harder to win over the remaining votes the bill needs.
The document shows that 47 House Dems are committed No votes, and eight are Leaning No, for a total of 55. That means of 256 House Dems, just under 200 remain, and a dozen of those are listed as undecided. The bill needs 218 votes for passage.
They’ll find some way to blame powerless Republicans.
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