Whether their no vote on H.R. 3962 is enough to preserve reelection next year remains to be seen. Clearly many of those who hail from districts that voted for McCain and/or Bush in previous presidential elections will find themselves out of work next November as conservatives are "fired up and fed up" with Democratic super majorities. Credit where credit is due, however, at least they saw the handwriting on the wall and opted to vote against the oxymoronic Affordable Health Care for America Act.
Many of the most vulnerable Democrats whose seats are clearly targeted next year either missed the handwriting on the wall which came in the form of sweeping defeats in New Jersey and Virginia this week or simply chose to ignore it and walk the plank for Pelosi. The table below shows those plank-walkers sorted by the percentage of votes in that district for McCain in 2008 from highest to lowest. Those highlighted in orange have been identified as among the most vulnerable by CQ politics. You can guarantee the vote last night will be used against those on the following list:
Paul Kanjorski and Jack Murtha have been tainted with corruption and written off in previous elections, yet survived miraculously. Others, like Loretta Sanchez might be a bit of a stretch but stranger things have happened when the political winds change. The winds have indeed changed as the votes in New Jersey and Virginia have shown the momentum and enthusiasm is all on the side of the Republicans. Nevertheless, some of the most politically vulnerable Democrats put on a blinder and took a walk on the plank. We'll see in 2010 whether they survive the fall.
H/T: Memeorandum
Edit: Title corrected
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