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Budget
Three House GOPers Switched Their Budget Votes After Dem Trick
Cathy Rogers
A Democratic trick on the House floor today forced exactly three Republicans to bow to pressure from their leadership and switch their vote in a last-ditch attempt to save the preordained, less conservative GOP budget plan.
In a stroke of parliamentary genius, Democrats decided to jam a more conservative budget plan through the House in order to hang it around Republicans' necks.
The vote, if successful, would have forced Republicans to formally endorse the more conservative option-- a GOP plan on steroids -- providing deeper cuts for the wealthy and more severe entitlement rollbacks. Democratic campaign ads slamming Republicans for voting for extreme, draconian cuts would have inevitably followed.
Topics: Budget, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Club For Growth, Connie Mack, David Dreier, Grover Norquist, House Democrats, House Republicans, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Bono Mack, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Tax Cuts
Connie Mack
Connie Mack Not Running For Senate After All
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) announced today that he is not making a bid for Bill Nelson's (D) senate seat, despite being widely expected to run.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Bill Nelson, Connie Mack, FL-SEN
FL-SEN
Rep. Connie Mack Making 'Major Announcement' Tomorrow About Possible Bill Nelson Challenge
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) is scheduled to make a "major announcement regarding the U.S. Senate race" tomorrow morning in Florida, and is expected to announce that he will make a bid for Sen. Bill Nelson's (D) seat.
Topics: Bill Nelson, Connie Mack, FL-SEN
Senate '12
Poll: Bill Nelson Looking Vulnerable in 2012 Reelection Bid
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R)
Former governor Jeb Bush (R) may have no intention of running for president, but if he decides to hop in the Senate race in Florida, he looks poised to knock off incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D), according to a new Mason-Dixon poll.
In the poll, the former Florida governor led Nelson by an eight-points margin, 49% to 41%. That lead is up slightly from the five-point gap shown in a survey of the race conducted in late December.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2012, 2012 elections, Bill Nelson, Connie Mack, FL-SEN, Jeb Bush, Senate '12
2012 elections
Poll: Jeb Bush Leads Bill Nelson In Hypothetical FL-SEN Race
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R)
Jeb Bush may not be considering a return to elective politics, but if he were, a Senate seat could well be within his reach.
In a PPP poll released today, Bush was the only Republican to lead Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in theoretical 2012 matchups. The poll found that 49% of respondents said they would vote for Bush if he ran for the seat, while 44% said they would vote for Nelson.
Rep. Connie Mack was the only other candidate tested in the survey to come within single digits of Nelson, polling just eight points behind, 44% to 36%. Sen. George LeMieux -- who was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez in 2009, but who did not seek reelection this year -- trailed Nelson 47% to 36%, while Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos polled 12 points behind Nelson, 44% to 32%. Against State Rep. Adam Hasner, Nelson led 46% to 30% in the poll.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2012 elections, Adam Hasner, Bill Nelson, Connie Mack, FL-SEN, George LeMieux, Jeb Bush, Mike Haridopolos
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