Dead Dems Walking – Obamacare vote will end careers

March 22, 2010 05:05


“Some members of Congress will end up with primary challenges as a result. Others may have signed their own political death warrant.”

ALEX ISENSTADT at Politico writes:

The polarizing health care votes cast late Sunday will have a profound effect on reelection campaigns across the nation, leaving a host of House Democrats—and a few Republicans—to explain or defend a politically treacherous vote that could determine control of the House come November.

Some members of Congress will end up with primary challenges as a result. Others may have signed their own political death warrant.

Here is POLITICO’s rundown of lawmakers whose reelection prospects have been significantly imperiled by their announced support of—or opposition to—health care reform.



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