From the Republican side, it's the second group that matters. Just like Democrats need 216 votes to pass the bill, Republicans and their Democratic allies need 216 to stop it. I just got off the phone with a well-placed House GOP source, and the Republicans' latest count is that there are 209 votes against the bill at this moment, leaving opponents seven short of being able to defeat it. By the same count, there are 204 votes for the bill, leaving the Democratic leadership 12 short of being able to pass it. There are 18 votes thought to be undecided.
That means just 7 Dems need to think about keeping their jobs instead of voting for a Kamikaze mission on the behest of Pelosi. I think voting to kill ObamaCare would be the best thing they will ever do in their time in Congress.
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