Here is the list of Democrats who, as reported by Joan McCarter, joined Republicans Thursday against extending middle-class tax cuts. The crossed-out ones either retired or were defeated in the November election.
Brian Baird (WA-03) New Democrat (Retired after five terms)
Dan Boren (OK-02) Blue Dog (Begins sixth term in January)
Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-03) Blue Dog (Defeated after one term)
Artur Davis (AL-07) New Democrat (Defeated after three terms)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-25) (Begins ninth term in January)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL) Blue Dog (Defeated after three terms)
Ron Klein (FL-22) (Defeated after two terms)
Jim Matheson (UT-02) Blue Dog & New Democrat (Begins sixth term in January)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07) Blue Dog & New Democrat (Begins eighth term in January)
Mike McMahon (NY-13) (Defeated after one term)
Jerry McNerney (CA-11) (Begins third term in January)
Walt Minnick (ID-01) Blue Dog (Defeated after one term)
Gwen Moore (WI-04) (Begins fourth term in January)
Jim Moran (VA-08) New Democrat (Begins 11th term in January)
Collin Peterson (MN-07) Blue Dog (Begins 11th term in January)
Earl Pomeroy Blue Dog (Defeated after nine terms)
Bobby Scott (VA-03) (Begins 10th term in January)
Gene Taylor (MS-04) Blue Dog (Defeated after 10 terms)
Mike Thompson (CA-01) Blue Dog (Begins seventh term in January)
Pete Visclosky (IN-01) (Begins 14th term in January)
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Update: I mistakenly attributed Gwen Moore's "nay" to Dennis Moore in the original version of the list above. It has now been corrected.
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At Daily Kos on this date in 2007:
A couple weeks ago I looked at the possibility that the 2008 election could be a huge and transforming election, similar to the 1932 Democratic landslide that brought in FDR and led to the solidification of the New Deal electoral coalition of Southern White protestants, Northern ethnic Catholics, African-Americans, and union members that dominated American elections for decades. In 1930, as the Wall Street Crash led to the early days of the Great Depression, Democrats won big. Just like 2006, the 1930 election ended 12 years of Republican control in both chambers of Congress. Just like in 2006, the 1930 election was a massive repudiation of the Republican party and the performance of it’s deeply unpopular President who had two years remaining in his term. So, could the trend continue, with the 2006 election being not an isolated peak, but the first of two massive Democratic landslides? Could we win the presidency, and significantly add to our Congressional margins, while most likely sweeping Democrats in to offices up and down the ballot? At this point, all indications are that we very well might. |