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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (17224)	4/22/2010 4:31:50 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

It matters at the margins Not necessarily. If you you make people who aren't going to vote for you anyway, slightly more inclined to respect or like you, it doesn't help you to win elections. Its even worse if you alienate your core in the process. Someone who wants something like Obamacare is overwhelmingly likely to vote for the Democrats whether or not the Republicans voted for it. Someone who is inclined to oppose it, is relatively likely to vote Republican anyway, and is more likely to sit out if the Republicans vote for the package, than the supporter of the law is likely to vote for the Republicans. But votes, notwithstanding, it isn't helpful to contribute fodder to that image because it affects the content and tone of the debate. I think voting for the bill gives Republicans a worse image. Of course you can vote against it, and argue against it, without shouting "screw you", but that's largely what the Republicans have done, and I'm not saying that because I'm being literal about "screw you".